05
Dec
Tim Miller – November 2016
Tim is dealing with an autumn in which his favorite teams — Notre Dame and the Mavericks — haven’t fared well. He lives in Grand Prairie with his wife of […]
05
Dec
Clark Fajardo – November 2016
Clark is single and lives in Cedar Hill. He works as a nurse tech at Methodist Dallas Hospital and is scheduled to graduate from El Centro’s nursing program next May. […]
03
Nov
Leonardo Estrada – October 2016
Almost immediately after moving to our area just over 4 years ago, Leonardo and Amparo Estrada joined Holy Spirit Catholic Church and became active members of our parish. Leonardo has […]
26
Oct
Inspiration in the First Degree
On Tuesday evening October 25, 2016 our Degree Team performed another inspiring ceremony and welcomed into the order ten new Knights. Three other councils brought their candidates in from Dallas […]
26
Jul
Victor Zaragoza Jr. – July 2016
Victor was invited to join the council by La’Don Wright at one of our recent Friday afternoon snow-cone handouts under the church bell tower. He grew up in Dallas, graduating […]
26
Jul
Zachary Presas – July 2016
Zachary comes the latest “legacy” member of our council. He’s the son of Ramon Presas III, who joined 8157 in 2003. Zachary is a recent graduate of Midlothian High. He […]
26
Jul
Sanka Jayasinghe – July 2016
Sanka and his family moved to Cedar Hill about a year ago. He and wife Thilini have been married eight years. They have two children, son Saren (6) and daughter […]
06
Jul
Jeffrey Traub May 2016
Jeff joined the order shortly after the recent passings of his mother, Burma Wodek, and his stepfather, Ken Wodek. And he has since often asked a fellow member of the […]
29
Jun
Ernest “E.J.” Alvarez III June 2016
E.J. doesn’t have to go far to bump into some fellow brothers. His father, Ernest Jr., joined the council in February and took his major degree about two weeks later. […]
28
Jun
Mario Mejia May 2016
Mario said he had been thinking for quite some time about joining the Knights. “It was time to join now,” he said. Al Alonzo was his sponsor, but Mario said […]
27
Jun
Ronnie Ellis June 2016
Ronnie is a 30-year Knight who just transferred in from Council 3593 in Oak Cliff. You’ve probably seen him at multiple events at Holy Spirit as a member of Assembly […]
06
Jun
Charles Esimai May 2016
Charles is a hospitality minister at the 11:30 Sunday Mass. He is a retired teacher living in Duncanville. Charles is from Nigeria. He came to the United States in 1973 […]
25
May
“Nick” Ogbuezi May 2016
The emotion in Nick’s voice as he introduced himself at the end of his First Degree ceremony was obvious. He described entry into the Order as a dream come true. […]
25
May
Howard Bohlin May 2016
Howard has been a parishioner since 1991, when he retired from the Air Force and moved to the Dallas area – DeSoto, specifically – where is home for his wife, […]
12
Apr
Jose Perales March 216
Jose Perales, chef by trade, pitched in immediately in the kitchen at our April breakfast. Jose and wife Ramona moved to Duncanville a few years ago from Midland, where he’d […]
12
Apr
Arthur Migala Feb 2016
Arthur Migala recently reactivated his membership after initially joining in the late 1990s. He’s the son of long-time 8157 member Les Migala. Arthur and wife Leslie live in Duncanville and […]
12
Apr
Keith Kelm Feb 2016
Keith Kelm recently transferred from Council 8147 at St. Joseph’s in Waxahachie. He joined the order last September, added his major degrees but was particularly interested in being a member […]
12
Apr
Miguel Lozano Feb 2016
Miguel Lozano engages in activities like running and obstacle races. “If I stand still, I fall asleep,” he says. Miguel lives in south Arlington with wife Viana and their daughters, […]
12
Apr
Dan Kurtenbach Feb 2016
Dan Kurtenbach joins us thanks to his joining the coaching staff at South Grand Prairie, where he’s coaching outside linebackers on the football team and also the throwers on the […]
25
Feb
Benny Klein – February 2016
Benny Klein’s explanation for joining the Knights is a familiar one: “Jim worked on me,” he said, referring to Jim Kowalski. Benny and wife Ronda live in Cedar Hill and […]
25
Feb
Ernest Alvarez – February 2016
Ernest Alvarez’s service to the council preceded his formal membership. He has prepared fish tacos for our first two fish fries this Lenten season and then went through his exemplification […]
27
Jan
Hector Rubio January 2016
Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Hector Rubio came to our area in the early nineties and has been living in Duncanville since 1992. After attending Our Lady of […]
25
Nov
Luis “Tony” Gonzalez November 2015
Luis “Tony” Gonzalez was encouraged by his brother Elio Gonzalez to join the Knights of Columbus. And so it was on Tuesday November 24th that Tony was inducted into the […]
28
Oct
Edmond Cordova III October 2015
Edmond Cordova III and his family have been a member of this parish for the past 7 years and have lived in Grand Prairie for the last 4 years. Edmond […]
28
Oct
Dan Keough October 2015
At the conclusion of the 1st degree induction ceremony on October 27, Dan Keough said “you guys have been chasing me for 10 years”. And with the recruiting efforts of […]
26
Aug
Freddy Vazquez – August 2015
Freddy Vazquez recently began the second year of his new adventure – teaching at Mark Twain Elementary School in the Dallas ISD following 34 years in the U.S. Army. He […]
26
Aug
Charles Turner – August 2015
Music has long been at the core of Charles Turner’s life. He studied music in college and was a band director and/or music teacher for 36 years before retiring in […]
25
Aug
Jeff Wallace – August 2015
Jeff comes to our council only months after completing Holy Spirit’s RCIA program. He’s originally from Louisiana, where his grandparents being Catholic was a significant influence on him. Jeff lives […]
28
May
Heleodoro Gonzalez – May 2015
The youth baseball concession stands in Cedar Hill has been the council’s primary source of revenue for years and also directly contributed to 8157’s membership rolls recently. Heleodoro – or […]
29
Mar
Clint Kinard – March 2015
The council’s Kinard contingent continues to grow. Clint’s father, Rod, joined 8157 in 2010. Older brother Travis became a member two years ago. Clint lives in Duncanville just a few […]
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