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AGE 35 LIVES IN North Richland
Hills HAILS FROM Virginia Beach, Virginia SIGNIFICANT OTHER Husband Pat, NBC 5 sports anchor OFFSPRING Daughter Barlow, 7, and son Hudson, 4 ALMA MATER Liberty University, where she earned a degree in business PROFESSION Bookkeeper for a CPA (primarily from home except during tax season), Stitch Fix stylist DREAM JOB AS A KID Firefighter (“I have no idea where that came from, and I definitely would not be cut out for that job now!”) HOBBIES Reading and running
Husband Pat says Sheleena Doney is “the reason why” their family functions so beautifully.
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SHELEENA DONEY all-star mom WORDS ALEXIS PATTERSON PHOTOGRAPHER NICK PRENDERGAST
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T’S LIKE A SCENE OUT OF A ROMANTIC COMEDY: Boy spots girl at a party and falls for her instantly. She’s with a mutual friend, someone he caught up with a few minutes prior. He pretends he just spotted the friend and launches into the same conversation they’d already had—he couldn’t think of a better way to introduce himself to the blonde who had captivated him. It works. She ditches her summertime boyfriend, and they live happily ever after. In this story, she is Sheleena Doney. He is NBC 5 sports anchor Pat Doney. Their meetcute took place during their days at Liberty University; they married shortly after graduation. Daughter Barlow, now 7, was born while Pat was anchoring sports at a station in Louisville, Kentucky. Son Hudson, 4 ½, arrived after Pat’s career took the Doneys to Dallas-Fort Worth. Visiting with Sheleena at their home in North Richland Hills, it’s easy to see why Pat adored her right away. dfwchild.com / march 2020
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