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Family Album
 By Lisa Asher
GOLDEN RETIREMENT: Blaine '61 and Golden Keyes Parsons, att. '59-61, will be retiring this fall from a fourteen-year pastorate at Faith Mountain Fellowship Church in Red River, New Mexico. Golden's first novel, In The Shadow Of The Sun King, will be released by Thomas Nelson Publishing in September. This is the first in a four-book series of historical fiction based on Golden's family genealogy concerning the flight of the French Huguenots from the persecution of Louis XIV in seventeenth-century France. The Parsons plan to retire in Waco. [gpar0719@aol.com]
YOUNG 'UNS: Emily Rife Young '00 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of Seth Thomas on March 24. He was welcomed by big sister Hannah. Emily is an educational diagnostician for the Crowley ISD. She adds, "We are busy with two little ones at home. Life could not be better for us!" Emily's e-mail address is emyoung77@yahoo.com.
FAMILY AFFAIR: "The Reid family in Granbury is doing well," writes Jana Jones Reid '84. "Dan '84 and I are sending our first child off to college this fall. Joshua, pictured with us at his high school graduation in June, will attend Texas A&M." Their daughter, Jordan, is a high school sophomore, and their son, Joel, is in seventh grade. Dan is senior vice president in the commercial banking group with Omni-American Bank, and Jana is English department chair at Granbury High School. [jana_reid@granburyisd.org]
BAYLOR WEDDING: On March 15, Jorge Estrada '94 married Lacey Luddeke '95 at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio. Pictured, left to right, are the bride and groom; Samuel Hernandez, att. '53-55, uncle of the groom; Kathleen House Luddeke '69, mother of the bride; and Trey '00 and Lindsay Luddeke Hutchins '02, the bride's brother-in-law and sister. Not pictured is Dr. Paul Siebenmann, MA '61, PhD '97, who officiated at the wedding. The Estradas live in The Woodlands and get e-mail at estradaj3@yahoo.com.
POLAR BEAR: During his tenure as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force, John Truesdell '63 has been a lot of places, including this trek to the North Pole and another trip to the South Pole. After fifty years of service, John retired from the Air Force on June 30. He can now be reached at jdtruesdell@myactv.net.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The family of Roy '52 and Nelma Gilbreath Welch '52 recently gathered to celebrate the birth of the family's first great-grandchild. Pictured, left to right, are Josh Burdette, Megan Burdette, Ryder Burdette, Eric Hahn, Rachel Hahn, Jeannie Jensen, Richard Jensen, Nelma and Roy, Kathryn Welch '79, and Joe Williams. [rdwelch@swbell.net]
THE THREE BEARS: Last winter, Kevin McCutchen, BBA/MAcc '05, and his brother, Loren BBA/MBA '96, visited New York City, where they posed with some other bears outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kevin gets e-mail at kemccutchen@deloitte.com.
HAVING THEIR CAKE: On February 24, Sunday Simbo married Pamela Ndi at Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco. Sunday graduated from Baylor's Truett Seminary in May, and Pam is a current Truett student. [sunday_simbo@baylor.edu]
ADOPTION STORY: Danny Evans '88 writes, "This is a picture of my family with the judge at Makaylee's adoption. My wife, Kathy, and I have adopted all three of our children in the past year." Pictured, from left to right, are Danny, Robert, the judge, Makaylee, Kathy, and John. Danny gets e-mail at danny.evans@gainsco.com.
WATCH PARTY: Brian '95 and Kristen Eppner Ethridge '99 welcomed Carrie Elise on February 29. Kristen adds, "In keeping with her dad's love of tailgating at Baylor athletic events, Carrie hosted a watch party for all her stuffed bears during the NCAA basketball tournament." The Ethridges live in Galveston, where they own Ocean Oso's, the store and grill in the Pavilion at Stewart Beach. They can be reached by e-mail at oceanosos@gmail.com or kristenethridge@gmail.com.
BORN TO BE WILD: The little guy on the "hog" is Joseph Wayne Jr., the son of Debra Wachtendorf Matus '98 and her husband, Joseph. The littlest Joseph will turn one on August 30. Debra is a second grade teacher at Robinson Elementary in Waco, and Joseph is employed with TXDOT. They live in Aquilla and get e-mail at deb_wacky@yahoo.com.
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