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October 2013
78209 MAGAZINE
Selma Satel Going Strong at 100
AHISD NEWS Girls Volleyball Squad Digs In Against Cancer
Terrell Hills Home Decked out for Fall CHRIS TROILO Guiding Students In Class and On the Field
CONTENTS OCTOBER 2013
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Selma Satel Celebrates 100 Years
Profile: Coach Troilo
At Home
O-Nine Lives
AHISD School News
10 Police Blotter
ON THE COVER: Terrell Hills home is dressed for autumn.
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By BONNY OSTERHAGE Photography by CASEY HOWELL
Selma Satel Has Cause to
Celebrate She’s 100, and the family’s clothing store is thriving The Satels: Jimmy, Selma and Toffe with Toffe’s daughter, Tracie Satel Beeler, continuing the Satel legacy.
Selma Satel has held many roles over the years including wife, mother, grandmother and founder of one of the oldest businesses in Alamo Heights, Satel’s men’s clothing store. On Friday, Sept.13, the matriarch of the Satel family added yet another title to her already impressive list: centenarian. More than 300 guests filled the Broadway store to celebrate the life of this elegant entrepreneur, who even at 100 years of age still reports to work, if only for a couple of hours, several times each week. “She’s still shaking hands,” says son Toffe Satel, who along with his brother, Jimmy, now owns the family business. “She remembers the name of every customer that walks through the door.” The beginning of a legacy The Satels got their start in the clothing business
by operating the dry cleaner and tailoring concession at Fort Sam Houston during WWII. Toffe Sr., who came to America from Lebanon when he was just a teen, was a talented tailor who is credited for designing the military wear known simply as “the Eisenhower jacket” for the former general and president. After retiring from Fort Sam, the Satels turned their attention from military wear to menswear and opened their eponymous clothing store in 1950 in a building directly across the street from where the current Broadway location now stands. “It was one of the first suburban stores in town,” says Toffe. “All the other shops were located downtown.” Specializing in a wide range of high-end, sports and leisure clothing, Satel’s thrived to the point where the family was able to open several locations throughout San Antonio. Three of the five Satel chil-
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F EATU RE dren took an active interest in the business and helped its growth. Afternoons and weekends would find Jimmy and Toffe hard at work, and today they are still the driving force behind the family business. “We do it all except the cleaning,” jokes Toffe.
Toffe and Jimmy Satel
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Evolution of success Being in business 63 years is no small feat for any business, especially in a world as fickle as fashion, and evolution is inevitable. Over six decades the family opened and closed three locations, including one in the Wonderland Center, a Central Park Mall store and, more recently, the shop in the Colonnade, which was in business for 25 years. Nephew Joe Satel retired from the business eight years ago, while Toffe’s daughter, Tracie, came on board in 2011. The San Antonio retail landscape has witnessed the emergence of more suburban shops over the years too, as well as the addition of power players like Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Yet Satel’s continues not just to survive, but to thrive undaunted. Generations of loyal customers, many of whom Toffe describes as “being raised at the shop,” continue to patronize Satel’s faithfully. Toffe says the reason for the devoted following and the shop’s ability to survive in a fast-paced world is twofold: a willingness to embrace the current trends without sacrificing the traditional look for which Satel’s is known plus unparalleled personal service. While they still carry an impressive selection of
suits and sport coats, the Satels recognize that men are moving away from that “buttoned-up” look and into something more casual. “Men just aren’t wearing suits to work as much anymore,” says Toffe. “We’ve had to take that into consideration when buying for the shop.” As part of that consideration, Satel’s now offers popular lines like Southern Tides and Vineyard Vines that, although more casual in style, embrace the preppy look that Toffe says is still popular with the teens and young adults. Another aspect of Satel’s that sets them apart is their customization. Shirts, suits and sport coats can all be made to exact customer specifications. “This still makes up a large part of our business,” says Jimmy. “People like that personal service.” The personal service extends to every area of the shop and is the second reason that the Satels have been able to remain at the top of their game. Growing up in Alamo Heights, the Satel family has been an active part of the community for decades. Many of their customers are lifelong friends, and new customers are treated as lifelong friends in the making. It’s a way of doing business that was established by Selma and that her sons are committed to maintaining. “My mother has always put customers first,” says Jimmy. “Her business philosophy has always been to sell quality clothing at a fair price and that the customer is always right. That is still our philosophy today.”
78209 PROFILE
By COURTNEY BURKHOLDER
Photography by CASEY HOWELL
Coach Chris Troilo Football brought him back home
Throughout Chris Troilo’s 42 years, there have been two recurring themes shaping his life: football and family. Over the years, each has influenced the direction of his personal journey, leading him from San Antonio to Lubbock to the mountains of Utah and back again. And today, as a football coach and teacher at his high school alma mater, both continue to play an important role in his life. A 78209 native, Chris grew up playing catch with friends on the streets of Terrell Hills. One of five children, he attended Alamo Heights High School, where athletics—football in particular—was at the top of his priority list. Academics, on the other hand, were near the bottom. “I wasn’t much of an academic, but I got by,” he readily admits. This honest self-awareness helped him make an important decision that would alter his life forever. Instead of filling out college applications his senior year, as most of his friends were doing, Chris looked into the military. In 1986, following high school graduation, Chris joined the Army, where he served two years in the field artillery. “I knew I was poorly equipped to have any success in college,” he says. “I had zero self-discipline and poor study habits. I would have been doomed if not for the military.” But as they say, the military whipped Chris into shape, and following his stint in the armed services, he returned to Texas and enrolled in Texas Tech University, where he earned a degree in English literature. His tenure at Texas Tech also afforded him the opportunity to return to one of his great loves, playing football. As a walk-on all four years, Chris was a running back and a special teams player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Following graduation, he returned to Alamo Heights, where he tried a variety of occupations from mortgage broker to waiter, but failed to find a profession about which he was passionate. “I wasn’t satisfied in any of the jobs I’d held. I just knew I wasn’t doing what I was supposed to be doing,” he says. In 1994, with nothing to lose, Chris packed his bags and headed north to Park City, Utah, where his older brother lived. Almost immediately, he fell in love with the mountains and the quaint town of Park City, and after several years of waiting tables and saving his pennies, Chris and his brother pooled their money and opened a restaurant. “Davanzas is kind of the Chris Madrid’s of Park City,” he says proudly. “It’s still there, and my younger brother runs it now.” It was during his years managing Davanzas that Chris again felt the call of the football. “One of my cooks was a high school student at Park City High School,” he explains. “He knew I had played college ball in Texas, and he told me the high school was looking for a head freshman football coach. On a whim, I went and met with the head coach, and he offered me the job. I did it for one year and was hooked.” For the next four years, Chris did it all: managing Davanzas and coaching the freshman football team as well as serving as an assistant varsity coach for the Park City Miners. In 2002, the local newspaper ran an article about the pizza-cook-turned-football-coach that made its way back to his alma mater and into the hands of the Alamo Heights athletic director, Gaylord Fenley, his former coach and mentor. “Coach Fenley contacted me and said if
“There’s really nowhere else in the greater San Antonio area I would want to be. Alamo Heights is unique; the people are very interconnected. Now I have the opportunity to coach my friends’ kids.”
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you ever want to come back, we might have a place for you,” Chris recalls. “I’d really hit a turning point in my life. I really enjoyed coaching, and Alamo Heights was the upper echelon of high school football,” he says. “I also wanted to be closer to my family. It seemed like a win-win.” Chris took Coach Fenley up on his offer, and the following year, he interviewed with Head Coach Don Byrd, who offered him a job as an assistant coach. Chris left Davanzas in his brother’s capable hands and returned to San Antonio. He spent a year at Our Lady of the Lake University, earning his master’s in education and his general teacher’s certification. And the rest, as they say, is history. For the past 10 years, Chris has served as the Alamo Heights freshman head football coach as well as the varsity offensive line coach. He also teaches freshman English and is the debate coach. “I enjoy the classroom as much as I enjoy the football field. There are a lot of parallels, and teaching is teaching,” he states. “I really enjoy working with freshmen. They’re still very idealistic and easy to motivate. They get fired up easily.” Though he admits to missing the mountains, Alamo Heights is home and for now, Chris is here to stay: “There’s really nowhere else in the greater San Antonio area I would want to be. Alamo Heights is unique; the people are very interconnected. Now I have the opportunity to coach my friends’ kids. I have a nephew and several second cousins who attend the high school. Two of my godchildren are here. Those relationships make me vested in Alamo Heights.” Along with working in Alamo Heights, Chris makes his home in the 78209 zip code, an area of resurgence known as Mahncke Park. “It’s great!” he comments. “The quality of the neighborhood has been steadily improving over the past three years along with Broadway’s resurgence. It’s a great place to live and work.” As far as Alamo Heights’ chances of winning a state championship this year, Chris had this to say: “Our chances are always legitimate. We have one under our belt, so it’s a real possibility for our program.”
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78209 AT HOME
By JOHN BLOODSWORTH
Photos By AL RENDON
For Peggy and Randy Davis, home is where the art is. Their
spacious house in Terrell Hills is a resplendent repository for
treasures and trifles acquired by three generations of family
members with a refined and global appreciation of furnishings
and objets d’art. And for the entertaining couple, collecting con-
tinues to be a source of enjoyment.
On a recent trip to the Texas coast, the Davises uncovered a
remarkable French garde manger used to store cheeses, breads
and sundries in a provincial country retreat. The massive walnut chest commands attention in the dining room, where it resides with a pair of Louis XVIII fauteuil chairs picked up at auction.
Sterling silver place settings and Limoges china that belonged
to Randy’s great-grandmother share table space with chargers
and crystal acquired by the couple. Cut glass stemware and an
exquisite pair of sterling silver art deco egrets center the dining
table, as they had in the home of Peggy’s family.
Retreating to the main living room, a solid slab of polished
black marble surrounds the fireplace, commanding attention
from floor to ceiling. An antique Quan Yin rests on the floating mantel in contemplative repose.
A broad band of painted decoration by San Antonio artist Kay
Stewart Hemmick in cinnabar red, black and gold leaf recites
Mandarin prayers. The frieze around the living room offers protection for the family and their children with petitions to “bring the children home safely” and “look after the children.”
On a side table, an eclectic tableau of treasured possessions
includes a Chinese lunch box used by railroad laborers in the
late 19th century and a brass trumpet with aged patina that son
Dakota played in high school.
In an alcove off the main living area, a sitting room features
A HOME OF
Refined
Taste
a mural that was conceived from a cherished aspiration. Peggy
dreamt that she was in an Indonesian temple looking out to the
sea. When she told friend Kay Hemmick of her dream, the tal-
ented artist captured the vision in pigment. An ancient Chinese junk inscribed with the name Peggy Jo is captained through the
tranquil sea by husband Randy. Son Kolton is adventurously
hanging from the starboard side while his brother Dakota sleeps in the cabin below.
A spacious kitchen and breakfast room with glass walls bring
the outdoors into the sun-drenched rooms, with swimming pool and dining patio just steps away. Outdoors, Peggy finds thera-
peutic renewal tending her well-maintained garden, where she grows her own pumpkins and gourds for fall décor.
Near the entry, where a pair of massive iron and glass doors
designed by Randy hold court, a small powder room reveals the whimsical side of this cultivated couple. Nesting in an English Queen Anne curio cabinet holding a pair of reticulated Old Paris
vases is the couple’s collection of souvenir snow globes.
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78209 O-N INE L IVES
ALAMO HEIGHTS BREAKS GROUND ON NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
Alamo Heights city workers look forward to working in a brand-new 26,400-square-foot facility that will include city council chambers, a courtroom, fire and police stations and office space. Ground was broken Sept. 12 for the new municipal complex, to be built on the site of the existing structures at 6116 and 6120 Broadway. Photos courtesy of Paul Overstreet/Overstreet Photography
BOUNTIFUL BOUQUET
Parades, pageants and purposeful celebrations may be months away, but many of 78209’s volunteers planted a profusion of seeds this past summer to ensure that noteworthy endeavors may blossom into philanthropic success in the coming year.
FLOWER POWER
Before the final float passed the reviewing stands last year, Battle of Flowers president Anne Ballantyne had her eye on the future. With a new float builder adding dazzle to the day, the ladies in yellow were exuberant that 2014 would be nothing less than spectacular and continue to raise funds for children’s arts, education and musical endeavors. Now, 2014 parade chairman Terrie Musselman has her theme, float designs and medals ready to roll out for the event where Fiesta began, and the new theme is brilliantly conveyed with iconic symbols of celebration. But parade enthusiasts will have to wait until November, when all will be announced. And last year’s grand marshal, actor Armie Hammer, has volunteered to assist in soliciting a friend from Hollywood’s elite for next year’s GM.
FALL’S TRUE COLORS
The brilliant blooms of the chrysanthemum announce autumn’s arrival and the exemplary deeds of the Charity Ball Association, which has awarded more than $14 million to Bexar County children’s charities since its inception in 1954. Community contributions vice president Betty Venson, along with Gayle Embrey and AnaPaula Watson, have obtained commitments of more than $700,000 from 174 patrons. And the ladies have their first gold chrysanthemum patron,
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who made a gift of $75,000. With just five women on the community contributions committee, each with a circle of friends, the benevolent bunch reached out to patrons for community support. And a diverse group of donors came forward, including 50 new patrons that had never given to the Association’s worthy cause in past years. Funding “bricks-and-mortar” projects that create nurturing environments benefiting the minds, bodies and spirits of children in need has been a garden of good deeds that continues to grow.
CACTUS BLOOM
Kiolbassa, Tracey Bunce, Cindy Mantz, Paula Mays, Pam Rosser, Brooke Bremer and Susan Janes. How, for instance, they had to create a board before they had an organization, how they had to sell NCL to the community, how daunting national charter requirements had been. According to Lynn, “Fate brought Leslie and me together, but determination, dedication, and hard work kept us going.” Seven years, thousands of mother-daughter service hours, and countless benefits to young NCL members later, she proclaimed, “Mission accomplished!”
The new Briscoe Western Art Museum, named in honor of the late Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. and his wife, Janey, will swing open its doors with a festive fandango and grand opening weekend on Saturday, Oct. 26. The festivities will spread across the Briscoe campus, featuring charros, trick ropers, a working chuck wagon, artist demonstrations, a hands-on children’s area, Western themed-food, live entertainment and more. Inside the museum, tours of the galleries will take place throughout the weekend.
MARKING A MILESTONE
Margo Spitz tells us that some endeavors seem to fall effortlessly into place, but that’s not how it was with the city’s first National Charity League chapter. It took Leslie Kingman and Lynn Cunningham nearly three years to launch the nowthriving mother/daughter community service organization — facing hurdles all along the way. During a San Antonio Country Club luncheon, the two co-founders recounted how it happened to current and past NCL moms, including Belinda Nixon, Sarah Forney, Magdalena Gaona, Pat Krueger, Lisa Rosenbloom, Nita
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Night is Oct. 15
Alamo Heights High School varsity volleyball team consists of Jessica Wellford, Anahi Molina, Hannah Lackey, Taylor Whitlock, Hayley Colvard, Dorothy Gilliam, Julia Hogan, Devon Sadosky, Mariela Gonzalez, McKay Kyle, Kelsey Mantz, Amy McIntyre and Sarah Peoples. The team is led by Head Coach Courtney Patton with assistants Lauren Hickey and Sarah Holmes and managed by Khloe Guerra and Sarah Hawk. (Images are courtesy of Mary Candee of Dulce Design Photography.)
Alamo Heights Volleyball Squad
Digging In Against Cancer Bump, set, spike, rally, dig!
In the game of volleyball, the term “dig” is defined as the basic defensive act of receiving an attacked ball with both hands together below the waist. For the Alamo Heights Mules varsity volleyball team it also defines how they will help in the fight against breast cancer. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Across the nation, public service organizations, professional medical associations and government agencies work together to spread the message about breast cancer awareness and treatment. Alamo Heights High School volleyball team members know the importance of the message and the teamwork that go hand-in-hand with the battle against cancer. Partnering with their peers from Hays High School in Buda, the Mules volleyball squad is hosting “Dig Pink” Night on Oct.15 at 6:15 p.m. during the Heights-Hays game. With events supported by middle, high school and college athletes nationwide, the “Dig Pink” initiative and all proceeds generated benefit the Side-Out
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Foundation, which in turn awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing compassionate support to breast cancer patients and their families. The event will give youth from both communities the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of breast cancer patients. The girls are serving up three ways to assist in this campaign. You may donate to the cause by visiting the Side-Out website at www.side-out.org and locating the Alamo Heights campaign at www.side-out.org/cb/campaigns/ campaign/7062. The team invites anyone affected by breast cancer to join them during the game, as they want to recognize their efforts, supporting those affected and celebrating the survivors. To show support for the campaign, but mostly for those touched by the disease, the team asks all attendees and fans to trade their normal school colors for pink. It will be a great game with wonderful performances by both teams, but in this case, the ladies will be bringing the “heat” (a particularly hard spike) to help cure cancer!
POLICE BLOTTER ALAMO HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal Investigations Division 6116 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 822-2164 FAX (210) 822-7111 09/01/13 Burglary 100 blk. W Castano Residence unlawfully entered through a back door. Wallet and miscellaneous electronics were stolen. Assault Family Violence 08/30/13 200 blk. E Fair Oaks Argument between husband and wife turned physical resulting in injury to wife. Husband arrested and transported to jail. 08/29/13 Assault Family Violence 100 blk. W Castano Argument between 2 male roommates over marijuana became violent resulting in bodily injury to one victim. Other roommate arrested and transported to jail. Burglary 08/26/13 400 blk. Argyle Residence unlawfully entered by breaking out glass portion of front door. Multiple items stolen. Burglary 08/26/13 500 blk. Circle Residence unlawfully entered by forcing open side door. Multiple electronic items reported stolen from residence. Theft 08/25/13 100 blk. Arcadia Acquaintance of resident was allowed to stay overnight. When resident woke up the next morning she discovered acquaintance gone and her smart phone and laptop computer had been stolen. Narcotics Violation 08/25/13 300 blk. Austin Hwy. Driver of vehicle stopped for multiple traffic violations. During pre-impoundment inventory, methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia discovered. Passenger arrested and transported to jail. Burglary Business 08/23/13 4900 blk. Broadway Business unlawfully entered by breaking out front window. Miscellaneous property stolen from several display cases. Narcotics Violation 08/22/13 100 blk. Austin Hwy. Vehicle impounded for altered temporary registration plates, pre-impoundment inventory revealed marijuana, methamphetamines, controlled pharmaceuticals, narcotics packaging paraphernalia and ledgers of illegal narcotics transactions. Driver transported to jail and vehicle put on hold pending seizure proceedings. Theft 08/21/13 5900 blk. Broadway Two subjects purchased frozen yogurt and consumed it on shop’s patio. They then backed truck to patio and stole table and chairs they were previously sitting at.
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08/20/13 Narcotics Violation 5200 blk. Broadway Driver of vehicle stopped for traffic violation found to have suspended driver’s license. Officer observed marijuana in open view on center console. During a pre-impoundment inventory multiple baggies of marijuana and items of drug paraphernalia discovered. Vehicle Burglary 08/20/13 100 blk. Elizabeth Vehicle in parking area unlawfully entered by breaking passenger window to gain access to backpack left in open view. Two pistols, an iPhone and other property was in backpack. Emergency Detention 08/16/13 6100 blk. Broadway Officer observed male subject appearing lost and confused. Investigation determined subject suffered from mental illness and may present danger to himself. Subject detained under emergency detention provision and transported to University Hospital for evaluation. Terroristic Threats 08/16/13 200 blk. Retama Officers dispatched to residence for attempted break-in located underaged intoxicated male subject on front porch. Subject taken to his residence on the next street and released after being issued citation. Officers called back to original complainant’s residence approximately 30 minutes later when subject returned threatening to kill them. Subject arrested and transported to jail. Narcotics Violation 08/16/13 5400 blk. Broadway Driver of vehicle detained for operating without driver’s license attempted to destroy narcotics while officer conducted pre-impoundment inventory. Driver taken into custody when field test indicated suspected narcotics were methamphetamines. Driver transported to jail. Aggravated Assault 08/07/13 100 blk. Montclair Firearm produced during physical altercation between two male partners resulted in one round being discharged into wall. When firearm malfunctioned, the assault continued, leaving one partner with multiple non life-threatening injuries. Arrest warrant immediately obtained. It was later discovered wanted subject committed suicide in San Antonio. Public Intoxication 08/05/13 5000 blk. Broadway Homeless person under the influence of alcohol fell into the roadway, and was barely missed by oncoming traffic. Subject treated for minor leg injury and transported to detoxification facility.
78209 W IN E & D IN E By RON BECHTOL
Sorrento
Ristorante Lunch at Sorrento Ristorante seemed the perfect refuge on a rainy day. Inside murals of bella Italia animated the space. Music and chatter emanated from the kitchen and a waiter quickly appeared. This seemed the perfect time for a trip down nostalgia strada. On Monday, the lunch specials are mussels and clams over linguini in a puttanesca sauce and the combo plate of eggplant rollatini paired with lasagna. In the interests of furthering red-sauce revival, the combo plate was a no-brainer. But first, that sauce. It was classically bright and acidic. Thankfully, the kitchen resisted the urge to add sugar to enliven the tomatoes. There may have been a shred of fresh basil. In short, it was just what it needed to be. Grazie, Nonna. Nor did the lasagna itself put on airs. Truth be told, lasagna is one dish in which some fiddling can be tolerated (and the Lasagna della Casa from the regular menu is pink-, not red-topped), but if it’s the traditional meat, cheese and sauce layered into and onto sheets of pasta one is after, this is it. The eggplant stood its ground, contributing substantially to diversity on the plate. Sorrento’s also has plenty of choices for the traditional pizza lovers. They should head straight for homemade sausage, or maybe meatball, versions. But it’s frankly more fun here to sidestep into the white category – say with a clams casino rendition. This is an immediately appealing pie, both visually and (excuse the word) gustatorially. A shake of pepper flakes lifts all flavors. Sorrento’s evening menu offers several deluxe options such as the allthings-marine zuppa di pesce over linguini in marinara. One loyal patron tells us she goes specifically for the Cappelini Alla Gino, angel hair pasta in a light pink sauce tossed with imported ham and peas. But I think my next trip may again be at lunch – storm or no storm. On Wednesday one special is lobster ravioli with spinach in a creamy saffron sauce. It will be good to see how Nonna does with this dish. www.78209magazine.com | 17
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VINTAGE VIEW
Color guard cadets stand at attention on the former Alamo Heights campus of Texas Military Academy.
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