BEN and TIM BURNS join our growing list of father-son members and attended the same First Degree exemplification ceremony in late March. Ben is a software engineer, married 21 years […]
James Smith joined the Knight of Columbus on February 26th, 2013, at the urging of Andy Goza and said he “wants to help the community.” Well, there will be plenty […]
Celestino lives in Duncanville with his wife, Eufemia or “Femia.” Natives of The Philippines, they have been married for 45 years. He’s retired following a career in production work for […]
Arturo joined the Army in 1990 for Desert Storm … and was sent to Korea for 14 months to patrol the DMZ with the 2nd Infantry Division. He grew up […]
Noe has something in common with Fr. Joe; they both attended Wayne State in Detroit. Noe was born and reared in Detroit, where he met wife Blanca in high school. […]
Greg and wife Debbie live in Duncanville, have been parishioners since 1998 and are a sponsor couple for Holy Spirit marriage preparation. Greg grew up in Hot Springs, Ark., graduated […]
John is a rare Chicagoan who lived on the North Side yet calls the White Sox his baseball team. John spent 22 years in the Army and retired in 1992 […]
Juan adds being a Knight to the list of his activities at Holy Spirit. He has been a fourth-grade catechist for four years (along with fellow council member John Monsalve) […]
Brad is a native Texan. But being born into a military family at Fort Hood was the start of worldwide travels that have seen him live in 14 places. He […]
Please welcome our new brother knights. From left to right: Arturo Bernal, Noe Saenz, Celestino Rios, Brad Lamb, Juan Perez, John Balasa & Greg Warr. All became Knights on […]
Bill and wife Toni are among the founding families of the parish. He was the first head of the parish council and led the choir at Masses at Reed Junior […]
Sande is the head usher at the Sunday evening Mass. “The token adult” as he puts it, for the weekly youth Mass. He was born in The Bronx, N.Y., graduated […]
JOHN RIZO JR. is another “legacy” Brother Knight, his father having signed on in the late 1980s. John Jr. is an apprentice with an electrical union. He’s a 2006 graduate […]
Eric concluded that every time he saw a guy at Holy Spirit getting something done, it was a Knight. “I could see the lives they touched,” he said. And […]
Charlie will be ordained as a Deacon in February and has been assigned to Holy Spirit, a pleasant surprise given the presence of Deacons Al Evans and Paul Wood (also […]
James Vu was a 9-year-old living in Vietnam when he was simply told to “get on the boat,” and his life changed dramatically. James, his mother and four siblings sailed […]
BILLY CALLENDER said he joined the Knights for a simple reason: to help people. He displayed that desire selflessly years ago when 4-year-old daughter Elizabeth needed a kidney; Billy donated […]
JACK RAMSDEN officially retired June 30 following 24 years running a ma-chine shop in Dallas – and almost immediately found “full time work” joining wife Juanita as regular rummage organizers […]
DOUG KARPAN lives close enough to Holy Spirit that he can walk on over. “I love listening to the bells,” he said. He enjoyed a similar experience growing up on […]
JAMES DEAN joined his father, Larrie, in the council shortly before heading off for his freshman year at Texas Tech. He graduated from Midlothian High last spring with Distinguished Honors […]
LUPE HERNANDEZ mentioned “unity” and “brotherhood” as his primary motivations for becoming a Knight. He and wife Meyela became parishioners shortly after moving from Oak Cliff in the spring of […]
KEN STRUCK is a Chicago native who came to Texas 33 years ago and apparently likes it. Wife Diane similarly traveled south from Wisconsin. They met 30 years ago when […]
ERASMO ZAPATA—Business brought him from Minnesota to Texas 14 years ago. But forget trading in a parka for flip flops; he found the bigger transition to be going from small-town […]
CHRIS EASDON experienced many different denominations of worship when growing up in Cedar Hill. As a young man living north of Dallas, he prayed to meet someone who might lead […]
JORGE RUIZ and wife Kathie moved to Texas from New York in 1980 and began attending Holy Spirit about two years ago. Jorge grew up in New York after emigrating […]
MICHAEL JARECKE transferred his membership last year from Council 9563 in Lincoln, Neb. Michael and his wife, Ana, are Nebraska natives. He graduated from the University of Nebraska but notes […]
JUAN ACUNA is a 2003 Duncanville High graduate who joined the Knights while studying at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., and attending the nearby Jesuit parish, Sr. Francis Xavier. […]
RUSSELL JONES transferred his KC membership last year from St. Joseph in Waxahachie. He and his wife, Marybeth, live in Oak Cliff with their two children. Gabrielle is a sophomore […]
