November 29, 2010

Mojy & Julia Haddad


Mojy is the President and founder of CHS Architects since it was founded in 1984 with projects in his unique style, at local, national and international level. He is also the president of an affiliated commercial development company, Oakhollow Group. Mojy holds three degrees from UT-Arlington; a B.S. in Architecture, Master’s Degree in Architecture and Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning. Mojy moved to Arlington in 1974 and has been very active in the community and civic organizations. He has served on numerous boards and commissions throughout his career and most recently: Board of Directors of Super Bowl XLV Host Committee; Chairman of the Arlington Chamber and Foundation; President of the Arlington Sports Authority; Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the list goes on.

Mojy has also been the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Alumni of the Year from UT-Arlington; design awards from American Institute of Architects, downtown Fort Worth, Inc and other organizations. Most recently, Mojy and his wife Julia were both awarded the prestigious "Torch of Hope Award" by the Cancer Research Foundation of North Texas. Julia, a full time Mom, is a native Texan and has been married to Mojy for 30 years. They have four children together; Sheila recently received her B.S. in Biology from UT-Arlington and a B.S. in Dental Lab Sciences from UT-San Antonio; Cameron and Cheyenne are both attending UT-Arlington and major in business / real estate and Sophia is attending Junior High in Arlington.

November 22, 2010

Nick & Nancy Encke


Nick & Nancy Encke with their daughters Laura and husband Todd, children Conner & Cassidy. Daughter Pam with husband Bob, children, Taylor, Sydney, Nicole, Darby, & nick.

Forty years after leaving TCU and Ft. Worth, Nick & Nancy moved to Westworth Village in 2005. Nancy has been volunteering with 1st Tee, the Westworth Village Garden Club and serving on advisory board for Burton Hill School and plants seasonal color flowers for the school. She will be president fo teh Shady Oaks Ladies Golf Association. in 2011. Nick Serves on the Westworth Village City Council and is President of the Crime Control District Board. He serves on the Westworth Development Board as well as several other TCU organizations. He is also President of the Westworth Park Property Owners Association and has served on the Shady Oaks membership committee for the past 5 years.

November 16, 2010

Bill & Marsha Rickett


The Rickett family: Bill, Marsha, Daughter Cindy, son-in-law, Kelye, granddaughter, Madisen, and grandson, Trey, are truly a native Texas family. Bill & Marsha are high school sweethearts from Irving, Texas, and have been married for 47 years. They had 2children, but sadly, their son Scott passed away in 2002, after a life long battle with muscular dystrophy. Bill attended SMU & UTA before starting his own business, Dynamo Corp. in the early 70's. In 2003 he sold the company to Brunswick Corp. and is now retired. Cindy is a TCU graduate with a Master's degree in Christian counseling from Southwestern Baptist. Son-in-law, Kelye Stites, attended TCU before starting his own company called Champion Shuffleboard. He recently bought Dynamo Corp. back from Brunswick, bringing the original business back into the family. Granddaughter, Madisen, is a senior at Heritage high school in Colleyville. She is a
member of the National Honor Society, the National Charity League, the National Spanish Honor Society, and the varsity golf team. Grandson, Trey, is also a student at Heritage high school. He plays baseball and umpires for little league teams. He is also a huge fan of TCU and the Texas Rangers baseball team. The entire family is involved in charity works such as: Cancer Research Foundation, Make-A-Wish, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Mid Cities Pregnancy Prevention Center to name a few.

November 08, 2010

Scott & Kathy Wilcox


Scott and Kathy Wilcox are pictured with their son Ryan (24), daughter Rachel (18) and Bentley. All Texas natives, Scott and Kathy grew up in Wichita Falls before spending the better part of the last 30 years in Fort Worth. Scott has served the last 10 years as the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Director for the top rated Fort Worth Zoo. He and Kathy have served their passion with Bible Study Fellowship for the last 20 years and currently serve as the teaching leaders for the Fort Worth Young Adult Class. Kathy graduated from Midwestern State University ('80) while Scott and Ryan graduated from TCU ('81 and '08). Rachel is enjoying her freshman year at Texas A&M (Whoop! '14).

November 01, 2010

Steve & Sally Lockwood


Steve and Sally Lockwood of Mansfield, Texas are shown here with their family: Ron and Leslie Potenzo, Brock and Jacob Potenzo, Wayne Wright and Gloria Hall, Erick and Laura McCallum, Ericka and Dylan McCallum.

Steve and Sally have been in business in the area for many years. Steve is CEO of Lockwood Holdings, with interests in commercial real estate, oil and gas ventures, general investments and cattle ranching. He is currently serving as a Board Member of Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex and American National Bank. He is on the Board of Advisors for The Green Oaks School and Grace Prepatory Academy.

Sally retired from Classic Attractions, Inc. in 2003. She is currently a member of Scotswood Garden Club and the Arlington Women's Club. Both Steve and Sally were active with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, which cares for and are custodians of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Sally is being honored at the Cancer Research Foundation of North Texas' Torch of Hope as an Angel of Hope Recipient on October 22, 2010.

Steve and Sally enjoy spending as much time with their family as possible. Their grand children Ericka, Dylan, Brock and Jacob are very special to them.