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ROSE ROYALTY

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he Texas Rose Festival celebrates Tyler's rose-growing heritage and the beauty of the rose, the most splendid flower of all. This year's rose queen is Anna Grace Hallmark, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Blake Hallmark.

Serving as Rose Festival princess is Elizabeth Reid Walker, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher Walker III. Also, serving as the Duchess of the Texas Rose Festival is Emily Ann Milton, the

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Carver and Dr. and Mrs. Mark Milton.

The Queen's Court also includes ladies-in-waiting from Tyler families, out-of-town duchesses, escorts and the children who serve as the queen's attendants.

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ROSE QUEEN

Anna Grace Hallmark

texas rose festival queen honored to serve & give back to community CHRISTINA CAVAZOS

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Like most college freshmen, Anna Grace Hallmark was happy to return home for Thanksgiving break in 2019 as it allowed her to spend time with family and friends.

One evening that week, she had gone with her parents and grandparents to watch her brother play in a basketball game. Immediately after, her parents asked her to drive over to her grandparents’ house.

“We were all hanging out. We’d had some food.

It was just a very nice night with my family,” she recalled. “I didn’t really think anything of it.”

Her grandparents have long been friends with Mary Lauren and Bruce Faulkner, so when the Faulkners came over to visit, she also didn’t think

anything of it. But then, they gave her a box to unwrap.

“I opened the box and inside there was a silver tray engraved with my name. Beneath my name, it said, ‘Queen of the Texas Rose Festival,’” Hallmark recalled. “I was so shocked and surprised.”

A public announcement was made in January of 2020 that Hallmark would serve as the Texas Rose Festival Queen that year. However, the annual Tyler event was delayed due to the pandemic, so Hallmark has had the honor of serving as Rose Queen for two years.

“It’s been super fun,” she said. “We got to do a lot of community service during that time and it was a really good opportunity.”

Hallmark is the daughter of Erica and Cameron

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“The Texas Rose Festival is a good event to bring the community together and just to support Tyler as a whole . . . There are a lot of events that are important to the public. It’s fun because everyone gets to be involved and see the festival in some way.

It’s a really nice tradition.”

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Blake Hallmark of Tyler. She attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Business. During her tenure as Rose Queen, she has served as a volunteer for PATH, East Texas Food Bank, Meals on Wheels and visited with children at the Promise Academy.

Hallmark is no stranger to the Texas Rose Festival. She served as a dresser for attendants in 2018 and 2019 and as a Queen’s Tea junior hostess when she was in the second grade.

Of all the October 2021 Texas Rose Festival events, she said she is most looking forward to the Queen’s Tea. “The tea has always been my favorite. It’s open to the public and the little kids get dressed up and they are so excited to be there,” Hallmark said. “I’m a big kid person so I love seeing them and interacting with them.”

She also has a long family legacy of being involved in the Texas Rose Festival. Her mother, Erica Needham Hallmark, served on the Wardrobe Committee from 2005 to 2010 and as a chaperone in 2009. She also served as a lady-in-waiting in 1996. Hallmark’s parents and grandparents have continued to support the festival as hosts and sponsors since 1986. Many other family members also have participated in the festival.

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“The Texas Rose Festival is a good event to bring the community together and just to support Tyler as a whole,” Hallmark said. “There are a lot of events that are important to the public. It’s fun because everyone gets to be involved and see the festival in some way. It’s a really nice tradition.”

In designing this year’s Rose Queen dress, Hallmark said she had some ideas and new designer Jacob A. Climer also brought many ideas to the table. She was excited to see Climer bring those ideas to life.

When she saw her dress and tried it on for the first time, Hallmark said it was both an “overwhelming” and an “exciting” experience.

“It was beautiful,” she said. “I was a little nervous about the weight of the dress but when I got to put it on, I felt better. My worries went away.”

While Hallmark is excited for the 2021 Texas Rose Festival to be here, she said the most rewarding aspect of the past two years has been the community service. Hallmark said the volunteer service was a bit of an eye-opening experience for her as she learned more about the community in which she grew up.

“The community service was really special. I learned a lot,” Hallmark said. “I was grateful to be able to give back in that way.”

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ROSE QUEEN

train pays tribute to cystic fibrosis

Anna Grace Hallmark

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n designing the train that accompanies her Texas Rose Festival dress, Queen Anna Grace Hallmark wanted to pay tribute to her childhood best friend with cystic fibrosis.

Her train tells the story of “65 Roses” that is often associated with cystic fibrosis, a progressive, genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.

“I wanted to incorporate that story to honor my best friend,” Hallmark said.

The “65 Roses” story dates back to 1965. At that time, Mary G. Weiss had become a volunteer with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation after learning that her three sons had the disease, according to the foundation. Weiss’s 4-year-old son Richard did not know he had the disease but he listened closely to his mother as she made phone calls.

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Richard came into his mother’s room and said, “I know what you are working for.” His mother asked, “What am I working for, Ricky?” Unable to pronounce “cystic fibrosis,” he answered, “You are working for 65 Roses.”

Today, “65 Roses” is a term often used by young children with cystic fibrosis to pronounce the name of their disease, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

At Hallmark’s request to pay tribute to the “65 Roses” story, designer Jacob A. Climer created 65 hand-made roses, embellished with stones and beads, and incorporated the roses into Hallmark’s train. Climer said the roses were crafted out of a mixture of new and vintage ribbons, velvets, organza and metallic fabrics. “ They surround her monogram and a bouquet of flowers,” Climer said.

The bouquet on Hallmark’s train contains 14 flowers.

Each flower represents one of the 14 women who are serving as ladies-in-waiting this year.

“Those flowers are also the dresses the women are wearing,” Climer said, referring to each lady-in-waiting wearing a dress themed after a flower this year. “Each is a flower in the garden.”

Additionally, Climer also incorporated other elements, such as birds, a bee, a dragonfly and some greenery, from the garden into the train.

Climer said he is proud of Hallmark’s train.

“It is very beautiful,” he said.

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Anna Grace Hallmark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Blake Hallmark of Tyler, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Business and is a member Kappa Delta - Alpha Mu sorority.

She is active in her sorority chapter serving the community through Girl Scouts of America and Prevent Child Abuse America. She also has served as a volunteer for PATH, East Texas Food Bank, Meals on Wheels and visited with children at the Promise Academy during her tenure as Queen.

She has served as a dresser for attendants in 2018 and 2019 and Queen’s Tea junior hostess as a second grader.

Her mother, Erica Needham Hallmark, served on the Wardrobe Committee from 2005 to 2010 and as a chaperone in 2009.

She also served as a lady-in-waiting in 1996.

Hallmark’s parents and grandparents have continued to support the festival as hosts and sponsors since 1986.

Other family members who participated in the festival are Lucille Annie Bates, aunt, lady-in-waiting in 2014; Michelle Flowers Dial, aunt, lady-in-waiting in 1986; Jason Butler Flowers, uncle, escort in 1989; William Michael Hallmark II, cousin, escort; Heather Ashley Hughey, cousin, ladyin-waiting; Hillary Aarin Hughey, cousin, lady-in-waiting; William Robert Hughey III, cousin, escort; Lindsey Dickerson Amos, cousin, duchess; Holland Avery Hughey, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Merritt Elizabeth Dial, cousin, train bearer to the queen; Mary Michael Dial, cousin, royal attendant to the queen; and Hampton Malone Hughey, cousin, attendant.

Her grandparents are Celia Flowers Bates and Barrie David Bates, Betty Jane Hallmark and James Patrick Hallmark, Ken Needham and Cheryl Needham.

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THE HALLMARK FAMILY, Queen Anna Grace Hallmark, Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Blake Hallmark, Patrick Hallmark and Cameron Hallmark.

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Blooming with Beauty & Grace Queen Anna Grace Hallmark

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ROSE PRINCESS

Elizabeth Reid Walker

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Elizabeth Reid Walker’s 19th birthday is one she will remember forever as it also marked the day she learned she would serve as Princess of the Texas Rose Festival.

“It was such a special day,” Walker recalled.

Walker, who attends the University of Texas at Austin, had come home during the first semester of her freshman year. Among the many gifts she received that day was a gift box containing bags with her initials and “2020 Texas Rose Festival Princess” on them. She also received a cake that said, “Happy Birthday, Princess.”

Walker said it is an honor to serve as the Texas Rose Festival Princess, a title she has held for two

years since the 2020 event was delayed due to the pandemic.

“It feels awesome to serve. Everyone’s been so patient and so nice,” she said. “It’s been a waiting game, but I think that’s made it even more worth it. Everyone has really come together and we all want the festival to return this year better than it’s ever been.”

The festival’s delay gave Walker and other young women involved an opportunity to do more volunteer service. An experience at the East Texas Food Bank was especially impactful to Walker as she learned about the needs in the community and saw how the food bank operates behind the scenes.

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“The sketch was beautiful but it was even more fun seeing it come to life . . . I got to put the full dress on with the crown this summer. It was perfect.

I never wanted to take it off.”

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“It’s important to volunteer just to give back to your community,” she said.

“In our world today, we’ve gone through a lot as a society and at the end of the day all that we have is each other. We should give back to help each other.”

Walker gives back in many other ways as well. She currently serves as the videographer and as the Favors Chairman for her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and she served on the Rush team last summer. She is also active in the “Reading is Key” festival for the Boys and Girls Club at Wooldridge Elementary School in Austin and Food Finders of Smith County.

Being part of the Texas Rose Festival is familiar to Walker. She served as an attendant in the 2007 Texas Rose Festival to Queen Grace Ramey. She also served as Tea hostess and as an Attendant Dresser in 2016 and 2017.

Her family also has a long legacy with the festival, including her mother serving as a lady-in-waiting in 1988 and

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on numerous committees throughout the years.

Walker said the family tradition makes her service this year even more special.

“This is something we’ve put a lot of work and time into and that we have also enjoyed a lot. Beyond the pageantry and the fun stuff, it feels really good to keep that family legacy going,” Walker said.

Walker even incorporated a bit of her Rose Festival history into her dress this year that she will wear as princess. When she served as an attendant in 2007 to Queen Grace Ramey, butterflies were part of the theme. Walker requested to have butterflies incorporated into her dress this year, and they are – though not as the main theme. The dress, she said, is stunning.

“The sketch was beautiful but it was even more fun seeing it come to life,” she said. “I got to put the full dress on with the crown this summer. It was perfect. I never wanted to take it off.”

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Elizabeth Reid Walker Elizabeth Reid Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher Walker III of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Studio Art and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She currently serves as the videographer and as the Favors Chairman for her sorority, and she served on the Rush team last summer. She is also active in the “Reading is Key” festival for the Boys and Girls Club at Wooldridge Elementary School in Austin, Food Finders of Smith County and the East Texas Food Bank. This summer, she is serving as a staff counselor at Camp Longhorn Indian Springs.

She served as an attendant in the 2007 Texas Rose Festival to Queen Grace Ramey. She also served as Tea hostess and as an Attendant Dresser in 2016 and 2017.

Her mother, Andrea Wall Walker, has served as a 1988 lady-in-waiting, 2018 administrative assistant to the president, 2006 and 2016 Coronation cochair, 2010 and 2014 Order of the Rose Queen’s Ball chairman, and 2016 and 2019 Queen’s Tea chair as well as numerous other committees. Her father’s Texas Rose Festival involvement includes serving as an escort in 1985, escort wrangler and a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include John Walker IV, brother, 2004 royal page to Queen Lauren Sanford, 2015 escort to Queen Madeline Wynne and 2016 escort to Queen Mallory Curtis; Cullen Walker, brother, 2012 attendant to Queen Haley Anderson; H. Andy Wall, grandfather, 1989 president of the Texas Rose Festival and member of the Order of the Rose; Diane Wall, grandmother, administrative assistant to the president, Tea chair, Script writer and numerous other activities; Martha Walker, grandmother, past Coronation chair, Royalty chair and Script writer; Dr. John F. Walker II, grandfather, member of the Order of the Rose; Cullen Wall, uncle, 1990 escort; Caroline Ferrell Wall, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Kenney Walker, uncle, 1988 escort; Kelley Walker Eltife, aunt, lady-in-waiting and Royalty chair; Kevin Eltife, uncle, escort, escort wrangler and 2014 president of the Order of the Rose; Walker Eltife, cousin, escort; Jack Eltife, cousin, escort and attendant; and cousins who served as out of town duchesses including Ila Steen, Laura Nell Burton, Allie Donnell and Kristine Donnell Peterson.

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THE WALKER FAMILY, Mr. & Mrs. John Fletcher Walker III, John, Cullen and Princess of the Texas Rose Festival Elizabeth Reid Walker.

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Walker is excited to see everyone at the October festival. She said the most rewarding aspect has been the appreciation from the community and the excitement she sees in others with regard to the festival.

“Tyler is a small town but we’re growing fast,” she said. “Wherever I go, when I introduce myself and say I’m from Tyler, people immediately think of Rose City.

Whether they think of Earl Campbell or our beautiful Rose Garden, the Tyler rose industry has brought a legacy to our community. It’s exciting to be part of this event that honors our rose heritage.”

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“It’s important to volunteer just to give back to your community . . . In our world today, we’ve gone through a lot as a society and at the end of the day all that we have is each other. We should give back to help each other.”

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Celebrating Friendships, Family and the Rose City!

Jackson Scott Jordan, Escort to the Queen Anna Grace Hallmark, Queen of the Texas Rose Festival

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ROSE GROWERS DUCHESS

Emily Ann Milton

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When Emily Ann Milton is presented as Duchess of the Rose Growers, she will be carrying on a tradition that for decades has been part of her family.

“It’s a great honor,” Milton said. “I think it’s more special because it’s been in my family for so many years and that I get to serve in this role 30 years after my mom. That makes it even more special to me.”

Her mother, Lori Brooks Carver, served as the Duchess of the Rose Growers in 1991, and has been by her daughter’s side throughout her tenure.

“She’s been there with me through all of it,”

Milton said. “She gave me advice on how to do the bow. She’s been there, helping me navigate all of it.”

Milton’s family has a long history in both Tyler’s rose growing industry and in the Texas Rose Festival.

Her great-grandfather, the late M. L. Brooks, and her great-grandmother, the late Mary Emily Brooks, were rose growers in Tyler for many years.

Her grandfather, Robert L. Brooks, was a rose grower and processor in Tyler and an active member of the Texas Rose Research Foundation.

He was the rose procurement chairman of the Texas Rose Festival’s 1983 Rose Show. Her

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Milton said she is in awe of her dress.

“Seeing it come to life, it was incredible and more than I ever expected . . .

I love it. It’s very heavy but it’s really beautiful and I think they did it perfectly.”

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Rose Growers grandmother, Carolyn Brooks, was a founding member of Friends of the Rose and continues to organize annual events.

Milton was at her grandparents’ home during Thanksgiving break in 2019 when she learned she would serve as the next Duchess of the Rose Growers.

“I was at my grandparents’, Robert and Carolyn Brooks, home for Thanksgiving. They were hosting a big Thanksgiving dinner for the family,” she recalled. “Afterward, they gave me a huge bouquet of roses and a card that everyone had signed. The card said I was the next Duchess of the Rose Growers. It was a very sweet moment because I was surrounded by my family.

I was definitely surprised.”

Milton said she is excited and honored to carry on the family tradition.

In addition to her mother, many other family members also have served as Duchess of the Rose Growers. Her aunt, Angie Brooks Applegate,

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held the title in 1994. Her great-aunt, Jill Brooks Howard, served in the role in 1968. Her cousins, Amy Dunwoody Solberg and Leah Walters Weikel, served in the role in 2002 and in 1988, respectively.

Since being named Duchess of the Rose Growers in 2019, Milton has been honored to serve for two years in the position since the Texas Rose Festival was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Milton attends Baylor University in Waco, where she volunteered at a middle school as part of an after school program in which she helped tutor children. She plans to volunteer with a hospice program in Waco as well.

Volunteering has always been important to Milton. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Milton volunteered with South Tulsa Baptist Church when she was younger. Today, she also volunteers through her church, Highland Baptist, in Waco.

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Emily Ann Milton Emily Ann Milton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Carver and Dr. and Mrs. Mark Milton of Tulsa, Okla., attends Baylor University where she is majoring in Medical Humanities on the pre-med track in the Baylor Honors College and is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

She is active in the Baylor Religious Hour Choir, Baylor Medical Service Organization and Highland Baptist Church where she serves as a Community Group Leader.

She is a member of Friends of the Rose and has attended Texas Rose Festival activities for many years.

Her mother, Lori Brooks Carver, served as the 1991 Duchess of the Rose Growers and is a member of Friends of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Angie Brooks Applegate, aunt, 1994 Duchess of the Rose Growers; Jill Brooks Howard, great-aunt, 1968 Duchess of the Rose Growers; Amy Dunwoody Solberg, cousin, 2002 Duchess of the Rose Growers; Leah Walters Weikel, cousin, 1988 Duchess of the Rose Growers; Samuel Wallace Dunwoody IV, cousin, 1998 escort; and Janie Cagle Stewart, cousin, Friends of the Rose.

Her great-grandfather, the late M. L. Brooks, and her great-grandmother, the late Mary Emily Brooks, were rose growers in Tyler for many years. Her grandfather, Robert L. Brooks, was a rose grower and processor in Tyler and an active member of the Texas Rose Research Foundation. He was the rose procurement chairman of the Texas Rose Festival’s 1983 Rose Show. Her grandmother, Carolyn Brooks, was a founding member of Friends of the Rose and continues to organize annual events. She also started a dried rosebud and potpourri business with their rose blooms, and gave those as gifts to court members each year. Robert and Carolyn Brooks have been members of the Texas Rose Festival Association for many years. Her cousins, Mark Walters and the late Sandra Walters, were also rose growers in the Tyler area.

Other family members include Alice Elizabeth Milton, sister; Samuel Allen Milton, brother; Hailey Haloka Carver, sister; Braden Pierce Carver, brother; Ethan Maxwell Church, brother; Luke Anderson Church, brother; and Johnny and Janie Stewart, cousins.

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THE MILTON FAMILY, Duchess of the Rose Growers – Miss Emily Ann Milton, Mrs. Lori Brooks Carver, Alice Milton and Dr. Mark Allen Milton

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Milton said she is in awe of her dress. When the dress designs were first revealed, she was in Waco and saw her design via a phone screen.

“Seeing it come to life, it was incredible and more than I ever expected,” she said. “I love it. It’s very heavy but it’s really beautiful and I think they did it perfectly.”

Milton said she is honored to serve in this year’s Texas Rose Festival. Her family’s legacy makes it even more special.

“I know how special this is to my grandmother and to our family,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed being able to do this with my grandmother and with my mom.”

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“It’s a great honor . . . I think it’s more special because it’s been in my family for so many years and that I get to serve in this role 30 years after my mom. That makes it even more special to me.”

Texas Rose Festival Rose Growers Duchess Emily Ann Milton

Rose Show 2008 Costume Display Lori Brooks Carver - Emily’s mother 1991 Duchess of the Rose Growers

Emily and Alice Milton Queen’s Tea and Rose Show 2005

Rose Show 2008 Costume Display Angie Lee Brooks - Emily’s aunt 1994 Duchess of the Rose Growers

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Emily Ann Milton 2021 Duchess of the Rose Growers

Emily Ann Milton Queen’s Tea and Rose Show 2007

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oung women from Tyler families are serving as ladies-in-waiting in the Rose Queen’s Court during the Texas Rose Festival.

The women, many from families with a long history of involvement in the festival, will be formally presented during the

coronation ceremony at the Cowan Center.

They will also be featured in their coronation gowns riding on floats during the Rose Parade and at the Queen’s Tea, where they will interact with visitors in the Tyler Rose Garden.

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Zoe Marie Bates Zoë Marie Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Bates of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University where she is majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Business and is a member of Delta Zeta sorority.

She is active in Delta Zeta in raising money for Starkey Hearing Foundation and has served on the Recruitment Decorating Committee and Bid Day Committee. She is also a member of the Texas A&M Sport Management Society. This past summer, she served as an intern for the Brazos County Bombers Collegiate Summer Baseball team.

She has been a Texas Rose Festival Parade participant for 10 years as a member of her competitive and school cheer teams.

Her mother, Melinda Hays Bates, has served as volunteer and chair for the Costume Committee for numerous years.

Her father, David James Bates, is a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include brother, Parker Bates, who served as an escort.

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Crocus Chandlee Danielle Catts Chandlee Danielle Catts, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and Sandee Volatile of Tyler, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Business and is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

She is active in USTA tennis and volunteers at TASC Kids Club and PATH. Other family members include brother, Garrett Catts; maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Joseph Walker; father Russell Catts and wife Kim; and step-siblings Stokes, Ryan and Mary Katherine Volatile.

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Mallory Renee` Cole Mallory Renee Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglas Cole of Tyler, attends Texas Tech University in Lubbock where she majors in Business.

Her father, Doug Cole, served as a duchess escort in 1990.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Linda Cole, grandmother, who served on several committees and decorated floats with roses for many years; Jerry Cole, grandfather, who served in Strutters including as Strutters president in 1984; Christi Cole Khalaf, aunt, lady-in-waiting and who has served on several Coronation committees; Fred Khalaf, uncle, who served in Strutters including as Strutters president; Walter Long, uncle, who served in Strutters including as Strutters president; Lyn Long, aunt, who served on several committees and decorated floats with roses for many years; Stefanie Long Smith, cousin, 1991 lady-in-waiting and who has served on several Coronation committees; and Heather Long, cousin, who has served on the Coronation committee.

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Madison Ann Denson Madison Ann Denson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Reed Denson of Tyler, attends Brigham Young University where she is majoring in Special Education.

She has participated in the BYU Southern Student Association, American Sign Language Club, the baking club, as well as the Institute of Religion.

Her mother, Chalease Franklin Denson, has served the Texas Rose Festival as a Coronation volunteer. Her father, Matthew Reed Denson, has served as an escort and as an usher for the Coronation.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Taylor Denson, sister, ladyin-waiting; James “Jim” Hugh Denson, grandfather, escort, Order of the Rose; Jeff Denson, uncle, escort to the Queen; Linda Reed Denson, grandmother, Tea, Coronation and Escort Party volunteer; Denise Franklin Bardsley, aunt, Coronation volunteer; Joseph Denson, great-uncle, escort; John Denson, great-uncle, escort; Michelle Denson Boykin, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Julie Denson, cousin, lady-in-waiting; and Jennifer Garrett, cousin, lady-in-waiting.

Other family members include grandparents, the late Ramona and Reed Franklin; aunts and uncles, Deborah and Pat Cartwright, Sherri Creighton, Cindi and Steven Cundiff, Michele Franklin, Leesa and Kevin Huckabee, and Denise and Kenneth Bardsley; and cousins Collin, Nathan and Matthew Creighton, Lauren, Jessica and Madelyn Cartwright, Alexis Frazier Hewes, Michael Reed Frazier, Sierra Cundiff, Ashley Ross, Caitlin Robinson, Cameron, Hannah and Sarah Huckabee, Tyler, Cole, Mason, and Tyler Bardsley, and Ella and Jake Denson.

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Lauren Elizabeth Fillmore Lauren Elizabeth Fillmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Fillmore of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Public Relations and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is active in Texas PRSSA and her sorority.

Her mother, Jena Young Fillmore, has served on the Queen’s Tea committee, as Coronation doorkeeper, hair and makeup for the Coronation and as a volunteer for the Rose Parade. Her father, Stewart Fillmore, has served as a volunteer for the Strutters at the Rose Parade.

Other family members include brother, Austin Fillmore, and grandmother, Ruth Young.

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Lily Ann Hightower Lily Ann Hightower, daughter of Ms. Susan Earl Hightower and (late) Mr. Jack Russell Hightower of Tyler, attends the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in Psychology and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is active on the Front Door Recruitment Team and Philanthropy Committee for Kappa Kappa Gamma. She also plays intramural soccer.

She served as a royal attendant to Queen Mary Lawson Bracken Walden in 2010 and a volunteer for the Queen’s Tea. Her mother, Susan Earl Hightower, served as a ladyin-waiting in 1984, on the Hair and Makeup Chairman in 1999, Doorkeeper in 2000 and Escort chairman in 2011. Her father, Jack Russell Hightower, served as a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival are Richard Zachary Hightower, brother, 2011 royal escort; Hannah Elizabeth Hightower, sister, 2013 lady-in-waiting; Patrick Glen Hightower, uncle, 1973 royal escort; Wendy Hightower Fulgham Walker, aunt, 1980 lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Earl Althaus, aunt, 1987 lady-in-waiting; Amy Earl DeWalch, aunt, 1991 lady-in-waiting; Truman Markley Earl, uncle, 1995 royal escort; Hallye Fulgham Reynolds, cousin, 2007 lady-in-waiting; John Rawles Fulgham IV, cousin, 2010 royal escort; Samantha Sims Fulgham, cousin, 2012 lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Markley Althaus, cousin, 2017 Duchess of North Dallas; and Andrew Jeffrey Althaus, cousin, 2019 escort.

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Caroline Leigh Laine Caroline Leigh Laine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anthony Laine of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University where she is majoring in General Studies in the College of Architecture. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

She is active in her sorority and participates in fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Her sister, Elizabeth Reid Laine, participated in the Texas Rose Festival as a lady-in-waiting. Her mother, Suzanne Reynolds Laine, served as a Duchess and has served previously on numerous committees.

Her siblings are Elizabeth Reid Laine, Matthew Anthony Laine Jr. and Charles Edward Laine.

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Victoria Rose LaRocca Victoria Rose LaRocca, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bart LaRocca of Tyler, attends Texas Christian University where she is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art and is on the Pre-Med track.

She is active in Phi Mu (as Philanthropy Day chairwoman), TCU’s The End, The TCU Pre-Health Institute, TCU Catholic and Frogs for Autism.

She has served as a volunteer at the Queen’s Tea and a parade participant for three years.

Her mother, Crysti Sale LaRocca, has served on the Queen’s Tea Committee. Her father, Bart Blaise LaRocca, has volunteered for the Queen’s Tea. Other family members include sister, Savannah Leigh LaRocca, and brothers, Nicholas Blaise LaRocca and Anthony Michael LaRocca.

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Caroline Elizabeth Lofquist Caroline Elizabeth Lofquist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Lofquist of Tyler, attends Texas Tech University where she is dual majoring in Honors Sciences and the Humanities and History with minors in English and Legal Studies. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She currently serves as the executive vice president of Texas Tech’s College Panhellenic Council and will serve as president starting in November. She is active in her Pi Phi chapter and Redeemer Church.

Caroline served as train bearer to Queen Morgan Rippy in 2011.

Her mother, Susie Bergfeld Lofquist, was a lady-in-waiting in 1987. She served as the 2009 Queen’s Ball chair, 2012 Ladies Luncheon chair featuring speaker Laura Bush, Back Stage Coronation chair, Men’s Luncheon chair, Rose Show chair and on several backstage, party and hospitality committees over the last 20 years. In 1986, she was an attendant dresser to her cousin, Chris Bergfeld.

Her father, Barry Lofquist, is a member of the Order of the Rose.

Her grandmother, Susan Bergfeld, served as Tea chairman for Queen Ashley Powell, Ladies Luncheon chairman, Back Stage Coronation chair and on numerous other committees.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Claire Lofquist, sister, 2014 train bearer to Queen Katie Peltier; Julius Louis Bergfeld, grandfather, escort and member of the Order of the Rose; Brad Bergfeld, uncle, 1990 train bearer to Queen Claire Duncan; Kaylyn Kerr Bergfeld, aunt, 1994 attendant to Queen Katie McArthur and 2006 lady-in-waiting; Julius Andrew Bergfeld, uncle, 2009 president of the Order of the Rose; and Julius Andrew Bergfeld Jr., cousin, 2020 escort. Relatives from the Bergfeld, Barr, Knight and Nash families have served through the years as ladies-in-waiting, duchesses, escorts and attendants.

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Leslie Lauren Parks Leslie Lauren Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parks of Tyler, attends Stephen F. Austin State University where she is considering a major in Education or Psychology.

She enjoys participating in intramural activities and seeks to improve her community through various philanthropic fundraising activities.

Family members who have participated in the festival include cousin, Zoe Elizabeth Lawhorn, who has served as a festival volunteer, along with her husband, Tab Eugene Lawhorn. Zoe Lawhorn served as chairman of the Texas Rose Festival Kickoff Party and her husband, Tab Lawhorn, is a past president of the Strutters.

Other family members include brother, Dustin Parks; aunt, Zoe Anna Tyner; and cousins Andy and Femie Myers.

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Mary-Helen Annabelle Schuricht, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hans Schuricht of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University where she is majoring in Honors Communications and is a Dean’s Honor Roll student.

She is a member of Delta Zeta sorority where she is involved in the Panhellenic Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

She is also active in SAIL (Sophomores Advancing in Leadership) and in the Liberal Arts Student Council. She plays on intramural volleyball teams and is a camp counselor at The Pines Catholic Camp.

Her parents have sponsored the Texas Rose Festival Rose Show.

Other family members include her brother, Gabriel Dietrich Schuricht.

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Anne Elizabeth Thompson Anne Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rex Thompson Sr. of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she double majors in Journalism and Corporate Communications.

She is an executive officer of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, serving as Public Relations chairman. Thompson is an intern for The Monument Group and was a staff member of the 2020 campaign for Judge Julie Kocurek. She has achieved University Honors and the Moody College of Communications Dean’s List.

Thompson served as a train bearer to Queen Morgan Rippy in 2011 and dresser to Master Frank Abell, attendant to Queen Amanda Hiles, in 2018. She served as a hostess at the Queen’s Tea in 2016.

Her mother, Julie Smith Thompson, served as train bearer to Queen Nanette Oge in 1975 and as a lady-in-waiting in the court of Queen Molly Arnold in 1985. She has served the festival and Order of the Rose in various roles and as Royalty chairman, Wardrobe Properties, Queen’s Ball Decorations and the Queen’s Tea committee. Her father, John Rex Thompson Sr., was an escort to her mother in 1985. He also has served in various capacities including Head Wrangler from 2006 to 2009, Coronation usher, Queen’s Ball usher and member of the Order of the Rose.

Her grandmother, Betty Ann Smith, served as Queen’s Tea chairman for Queen Erin Simpson in 1993, Escort chairman in 1994 and in other roles throughout the years. Her grandfather, Dr. H. Don Smith, is a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include John Rex Thompson Jr., brother, escort to Duchess Joy Ramey in 2012; Graham Williams Thompson, brother, escort to their cousin, Lady-in-Waiting Abby Marie Smith in 2015; Claire Elizabeth Smith, cousin, 2016 lady-in-waiting; Jacob Steven Smith, cousin, 2012 escort; Emily Smith Jones, cousin, 2009 lady-in-waiting; Katie Truitt Coleman, cousin, 2009 duchess; Steven Don Smith, uncle, 1980 escort and member of the Order of the Rose; Karen Smith Truitt, aunt, 1982 lady-in-waiting; Kyle James Smith, uncle, Order of the Rose member and 1994 escort to her aunt, Lady-in-Waiting Jennifer Turman Smith.

Other Tyler relatives include cousins Luke Smith, Macy Smith, Wilson Smith, Sutton Smith and Marshall Smith.

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Abigail Claire Tillson Abigail Claire Tillson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Austin III and Mr. Lee Tolbert Tillson of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Health and Society.

She has participated in the Texas Rose Festival Parade and served at the Queen’s Tea. Her mother, Rebecca Snider Austin, was a 1989 lady-in-waiting and has served on the Makeup Committee, at the Queen’s Tea and on the Rose Festival Parade Floats Decorating Committee. She also has served as a dresser for duchesses and ladies-in-waiting and as a runner for the Coronation dress rehearsal. Her stepfather, Jeff Austin III, is a member of the Order of the Rose and is the father of 2009 Texas Rose Festival Queen Emily Anne Austin.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Walter Herd Snider III, uncle, 1983 escort; Reid William Martin, uncle, 1984 escort, Order of the Rose and Strutters; John Miller Hawkins, uncle, 1984 escort; Katherine Snider Reid, aunt, 1987 lady-inwaiting; Jennifer Snider Holland, aunt, 1992 lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Blynn Austin, stepsister, 2007 lady-in-waiting; Courtney Martin Bagot, cousin, 2008 lady-in-waiting; Emily Anne Austin, stepsister, 2009 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Kaitlyn Reid Martin, cousin, 2012 lady-inwaiting; Elise Marie Martin, cousin, 2012 lady-in-waiting; Taylor Tillson Johnson, sister, 2013 lady-in-waiting; John Miller Hawkins Jr., cousin, 2015 escort; Walter Herd Snider IV, cousin, 2018 escort; Elizabeth Snider, grandmother, Ball Decorating Committee, Queen’s Tea Sign Committee, Dresser for the Coronation and chairman of the Queen’s Tea Refreshments; and Dr. and Mrs. W. Herd Snider Jr., grandparents, co-hosts for multiple Rose Festival parties.

Other family members include Cameron Johnson, brother-in-law.

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Katherine Helen Watts Katherine Helen Watts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Barnette Watts of Tyler, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Integrated Marketing and is a member of Alpha Phi sorority.

She is active in her sorority, Meals on Wheels, CASA and St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

Her mother, Melanie Bahan Watts, has served on Mothers of Escorts Committee.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include her brother, Andrew Place Watts, who served as an escort in 2016.

Other family members include brother, Alexander France Watts.

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oung women from across the state are taking part in the Texas Rose Festival as duchesses.

Traditionally they have strong ties to families from Tyler who have supported and participated in the festival for years.

These young women are formally presented during the Queen’s Coronation ceremony and also will ride on floats during the Rose Parade and greet thousands of guests who attend the Queen’s Tea in the Tyler Rose Garden.

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Victoria Catherine Anderson, daughter of Mr. Geff Anderson and Dr. Cathy Sewell of Fort Worth, attends Texas Tech University where she is majoring in Hospitality Management and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is active in the Texas Tech Food Recovery Network and Kappa Kappa Gamma philanthropy.

Other family members include brothers, Jack Anderson, Carter Sewell and Chris Dow; sisters, Lauren Sewell Milling, Keely Sewell Heinl and Kelsey, Kamryn and Kailey Dow; stepmother, Kristin Anderson; and stepfather, Hal Sewell.

Mary Elizabeth “Mea” Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Ayers of Houston, attends the University of Pennsylvania where she is in the Wharton School and is a member of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority.

She is active in Wharton Women Pro-Bono Consulting, Wharton Retail Club and WALK Magazine.

Her sister Kendall Kerr Ayers was the Duchess of Bayou City in the 2018 Texas Rose Festival.

Other family members include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robert Armstrong of Houston, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ayers of Snyder, Oklahoma.

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member of Pi Beta Phi sorority where she is the director of marketing and public relations.

She owns and operates KB Films, a luxury film business that focuses on weddings and business public relations. She also works as an employee of Jayhawk Sports Properties as a videographer and photographer during the University of Kansas football and basketball seasons.

Her mother, Leanne Garland Barlow, was a duchess in the Texas Rose Festival.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Kay Howard Garland, grandmother, Texas Rose Festival Queen; the late Susan Garland Allison, aunt, duchess; Wiley Lane Garland, uncle, escort; Caitlyn Sue Garland, cousin, duchess; Garland Howard Allison, cousin, escort; and Guyton Lane Garland, cousin.

Other family members include brother, Matthew Williamson Barlow, and father, Buckley Williamson Barlow.

Emeline Honor Birdwell, daughter of Mr. Christopher Charles Birdwell and Ms. Cynthia Summerford Birdwell of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Chemical Engineering and is a member of Chi Omega sorority.

She is active in Texas StuMo, American Institute of Chemical Engineers - UT Chapter, and is a member of Chi Omega’s Executive Cabinet as the Sisterhood Recruitment Captain. She recently participated in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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EMMA ROSE BRECKWOLDT

Emma Rose Breckwoldt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Breckwoldt of Austin, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is in the Liberal Arts honors program and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She plays on the UT field hockey team, is a Breakthrough tutor and is a Young Life leader.

Her mother, Gayden Beaird Breckwoldt, participated in the 1986 Texas Rose Festival; her sister, Abby, was in the 2018 Texas Rose Festival; and her grandfather, Dan Beaird, is a past Texas Rose Festival participant.

Anna Brittan Brumley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Stewart Brumley of Fort Worth, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Art History with a minor Entrepreneurship. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She serves as a fashion and social media intern for Noble 31 and as a volunteer intern for the Blanton Museum in Austin.

Other family members include brother, Will Brumley, and sister, Mariel Brumley.

Waldron Annlouise Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Collins of Fort Worth, attends Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., where she is majoring in Psychology.

She is active in various sports activities, limited theatre involvement and in the Honors Program at Belmont.

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Merritt Elizabeth Cozby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jay Cozby of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Business Honors and Plan II and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is the chief recruitment officer of her sorority and a member of the Texas Silver Spurs Sweethearts Organization and the Wall Street for McCombs Leadership Program. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and cooking.

Her father, Andrew Jay Cozby, was an escort in the festival in 1986.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Ms. Bettye Gleith Cobb, grandmother, lady-in-waiting in 1957; Dr. Raymond Wilson Cozby Jr., grandfather, escort and Order of the Rose member; Raymond Wilson Cozby III, uncle, 2017 Texas Rose Festival president, escort, escort wrangler, treasurer, Men’s Luncheon vice president, Rose Show vice president, Queen’s Coronation vice president and currently Order of the Rose vice president; Mary Ann Borchers Cozby, aunt, Wardrobe co-chair, Royalty co-chair, Queen’s Coronation co-chair, administrative assistant to the president, Attendant co-chair and other volunteer positions for the Queen’s Coronation, Rose Show and Winter Gala; Christopher Clark Cozby, uncle, escort; and Gleith Elizabeth Cozby, aunt, lady-in-waiting.

Other family members who participated include Joe Wilson Cozby, brother, escort; Blakeley Cozby Payne, cousin, duchess; Meredith Clark Cozby, cousin, lady-in-waiting and Queen’s Tea volunteer; Raymond Wilson Cozby IV, cousin, escort and Queen’s Tea

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volunteer; Caroline Gleith Roberts, cousin, duchess; Mary Margaret Roberts, cousin, duchess; Mary Elizabeth Darwin, cousin, duchess; Catherine Ann Clayton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; John David Cobb, cousin, escort; Jill Bateman Cobb, cousin, Queen’s dresser, Queen’s Tea and Rose Show volunteer; and John David Cobb Jr., cousin, escort.

Her sister, Sarah Gleith Cozby, is also participating in this year’s festival as a duchess.

Sarah Gleith Cozby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jay Cozby of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Business Honors and Plan II and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is the chief financial officer of her sorority, a foster volunteer for Austin Pets Alive! and a camp counselor at Camp Mystic for Girls.

In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and cooking.

Her father, Andrew Jay Cozby, was an escort in the festival in 1986.

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Other family members who participated include Joe Wilson Cozby, brother, escort; Blakeley Cozby Payne, cousin, duchess; Meredith Clark Cozby, cousin, lady-in-waiting and Queen’s Tea volunteer; Raymond Wilson Cozby IV, cousin, escort and Queen’s Tea volunteer; Caroline Gleith Roberts, cousin, duchess; Mary Margaret Roberts, cousin, duchess; Mary Elizabeth Darwin, cousin, duchess; Catherine Ann Clayton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; John David Cobb, cousin, escort; Jill Bateman Cobb, cousin, Queen’s dresser, Queen’s Tea and Rose Show volunteer; and John David Cobb Jr., cousin, escort.

Her sister, Merritt Elizabeth Cozby, is also participating in this year’s festival as a duchess.

Lily Marlene Gunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steven Gunn of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Advertising with a minor in Business. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She is active in the Texas Advertising Group and is a volunteer at the Houston Alumni and Youth Center.

Other family members are brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gunn, and brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunn.

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LILY MARLENE GUNN

SHELBY BRACKEN HAMMACK

Shelby Bracken Hammack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Hammack of Dallas, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Human Dimensions of Organizations and is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She is active in the Reformed University Fellowship.

Her mother, Melinda Marshall Hammack, participated in the 1985 Texas Rose Festival as a duchess from Dallas.

Other family members include her brother, Marshall Hammack, who served as an escort in 2018.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Jeff McLean Bracken, great-great-uncle, 1937 escort; Jeanne Shirley Bracken, great-great-aunt, 1937 duchess; Sam T. Bracken, great-great-uncle, 1947 escort; Francis Lee Lawrence, great-uncle, 1953 escort, 1979 president of Texas Rose Festival, member of Strutters and Rose Parade organizers; Virginia Ann Lewis Lawrence, great-aunt, 1953 lady-in-waiting and 1985 Queen’s Tea chairman; Shirley Bracken Evans, great-cousin, 1953 lady-in-waiting; Patricia Lewis Chambers, great-aunt, 1958 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Glenda Bracken Williams, great-cousin, 1958 Texas Rose Festival Princess; Robert Allen Bracken Sr., great-cousin, 1958 queen’s scepter bearer and 1972 escort; Mary Jon Lewis Bryan, great-aunt, 1959 lady-inwaiting; Sally Price Fischer, great-cousin, 1961 lady-in-waiting; and John Paul Price, great-cousin, 1969 and 1961 escort.

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dresser; Amy Jane Lawrence Walton, cousin, 1977 Texas Rose Queen and 2010 Rose Festival Tea chairman; John Bracken Bryan, cousin, 1977 train bearer; Pete Lewis Chambers, cousin, 1977 train bearer; Nancy Ann Bracken, cousin, 1979 Duchess of Houston; Linda Bracken Evans West, cousin, 1982 duchess; Kay Kastner Chambers Otte, cousin, 1983 duchess; Susan Lewis Chambers Peddicord, cousin, 1984 duchess; Mary Elizabeth Lawrence Berry, cousin, 1984 lady-in-waiting, 1974 train bearer and 2010 Queen’s Tea chairman; Alicia Bryan, cousin, 1985 duchess; Margaret Lewis Marshall Barnes Koontz, aunt, 1986 duchess; Mary Jon Lewis Marshall Hayne, aunt, 1988 duchess; Robert Lewis Marshall II, uncle, 1988 and 1990 escort; Samantha Price Fischer, cousin, 1989 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Sarah Adeline Price, cousin, 1989 queen’s attendant; Molly Lewis Chambers Boyd, cousin, 1989 duchess; John Paul Price Jr., cousin, 1989 escort; James Joseph Fischer II, cousin, 1993 escort; Aliceanne McLean Bracken, cousin, 1995 duchess; Samuel Bracken Walden, cousin, 1996 train bearer and 2007 queen’s escort; Robert Allen Bracken Jr., cousin, 1998 and 1999 escort; Henley Shirley Bracken, cousin, 2001 duchess; Jeff Atticus Bracken, cousin, 2003 escort; Molly Louise Berry, cousin, 2007 train bearer; Claire Elizabeth Cannan Busch, cousin, 2008 lady-in-waiting; Lee Lawrence Cannan, cousin, 2009 escort; Mary-Lawson Bracken Walden, cousin, 2010 Texas Rose Queen, 2002 train bearer and 2007 dresser; James Joseph Fischer III, cousin, 2010 queen’s attendant; Hallie Bracken West Swope, cousin, 2010 duchess; Annalee Lewis Walton, cousin, 2015 duchess; John Burton Barnes IV, cousin, 2016

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escort; Gracie Lee Chambers, cousin, 2016 duchess; Hannah Bracken Skaran, cousin, 2016 duchess; Matthew Bracken Evans, cousin, 2017 escort; Marshall Slaughter Hammack, brother, 2018 escort; Bridget Lee Chambers, cousin, 2019 duchess; Gage Stevens Hayne, cousin, 2021 escort; and Cathleen Chambers Marshall, cousin, 2021 duchess.

Georgia Grant Harper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jene Harper of Houston, attends the University of Texas where she is majoring in Communication Disorders/Speech Language Pathology and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is active in her sorority and in Young Life.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include her mother, Carrie Culp Harper, who served as a duchess.

Other family members include brother, Jay Harper, and sister, Caroline Harper.

Sophia Reimers Haugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brett Randall Haugh of Houston, attends Washington and Lee University where she is majoring in Business and Applied Mathematics and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

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include sister, Isabelle Haugh, who served as Duchess of West University in 2017.

Erin Claire Kadesky, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Kadesky of Dallas, attends the University of Tulsa where she is majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Geology.

She is active in the University of Tulsa Sound of the Golden Hurricane Band.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include brother, Alexander Kadesky, who served as an escort.

Other family members include sisters, Elizabeth and Marie Kadesky, and brothers, Stephen and Keith Kadesky.

Caroline Elizabeth Keogh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keogh of Dallas, attends the University of Oklahoma where she is majoring in Elementary Education and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is active in her sorority, Young Life and Dance Marathon for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

Her mother, Elizabeth Anne Hairston Keogh, served as a duchess in the 1991 Texas Rose Festival.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Carol Ann Graham Hairston, maternal grandmother, 1961 lady-in-waiting; Molly Elizabeth Graham, cousin, 2012 attendant; Raymond Terry Graham Jr., great-uncle; and Raymond Terry “Trey” Graham III, cousin .

Other family members include sisters Margaret and Emily Keogh.

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CLAIRE KEATON KOZMETSKY

Kaitlyn Bryn Klingaman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Sugarek and Mr. Gary Alan Klingaman Jr. of Highland Park, attends Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., where she is majoring in Music Business with an emphasis in Production and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is active in the CMA Foundation, on the Dean’s List and recently released her first album “From This Moment On.” Family members who have participated in the festival include Kendall Elizabeth Klingaman, sister, 2017 Cygnus Duchess of Park Cities.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Laura Henderson Klingaman, the late Mrs. Kay Rowling Long and Mr. Reese McIntosh Rowling, all of Corpus Christi, and of Mrs. Gary Alan Klingaman Sr. and her late husband Mr. Gary Alan Klingaman Sr., of Lake Jackson. She has two sisters, Courtney and Kendall.

Claire Keaton Kozmetsky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kozmetsky of Dallas, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is pursuing a BBA in Management and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She is on the Pi Phi Recruitment team, serves on the Philanthropy Committee of the Texas Women in Business Association and has earned academic university honors.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include her twin brother, William Kozmetsky, who will be her 2021 escort.

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Other family members include her brother, Jack Kozmetsky.

Claire Cameron Lynton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Wade Lynton of Birmingham, Ala., attends Baylor University where she is majoring in Graphic Design and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She coaches club volleyball in the Waco community, is active in her sorority and served as apparel chair for two terms, and she runs her own creative design business.

Caroline Lillie Malone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawrence Malone Jr. of Dallas, attends the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in Communications and Marketing/Event Management and is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

She is active in Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and is the director of public relations and marketing of her sorority. She is also on the Dean’s List.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Patrick Lawrence Malone III, brother, duchess escort; Haleigh Lynne Roberts, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Madeline Leigh Roberts, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Meredith Foster Roberts, aunt, has served on multiple Texas Rose Festival committees; Stephen Christopher Short, uncle, duchess escort; and Belinda Foster Short, aunt, publicity coordinator.

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Cathleen Chambers Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Marshall II of San Antonio, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Speech Pathology and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Cathleen enjoys being at the University of Texas and loves spending her summers at Camp Longhorn.

Her father, Robert Louis Marshall II, was an escort in 1988 and 1990.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Jeff McLean Bracken, great-great-uncle, 1937 escort; Jeanne Shirley Bracken, great-great-aunt, 1937 duchess; Sam T. Bracken, great-great-uncle, 1947 escort; Francis Lee Lawrence, cousin, 1953 escort, 1979 president of Texas Rose Festival, member of Strutters and Rose Parade organizers; Virginia Ann Lewis Lawrence, greataunt, 1953 lady-in-waiting and 1985 Queen’s Tea chairman; Shirley Bracken Evans, cousin, 1953 lady-in-waiting; Patricia Lewis Chambers, great-aunt, 1958 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Glenda Bracken Williams, cousin, 1958 Texas Rose Festival Princess; Robert Allen Bracken Sr., cousin, 1958 queen’s scepter bearer and 1972 escort; Mary Jon Lewis Bryan, great-aunt, 1959 lady-in-waiting; Sally Price Fischer, cousin, 1961 lady-in-waiting; and John Paul Price, cousin, 1969 and 1961 escort.

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Ann Lawrence, cousin, 1974 lady-in-waiting and 1977 queen’s dresser; Amy Jane Lawrence Walton, cousin, 1977 Texas Rose Queen and 2010 Rose Festival Tea chairman; John Bracken Bryan, cousin, 1977 train bearer; Pete Lewis Chambers, cousin, 1977 train bearer; Nancy Ann Bracken, cousin, 1979 Duchess of Houston; Linda Bracken Evans West, cousin, 1982 duchess; Kay Kastner Chambers Otte, cousin, 1983 duchess; Susan Lewis Chambers Peddicord, cousin, 1984 duchess; Mary Elizabeth Lawrence Berry, cousin, 1984 lady-in-waiting, 1974 train bearer and 2010 Queen’s Tea chairman; Melinda Lewis Marshall Hammack, aunt, 1985 duchess; Alicia Bryan, cousin, 1985 duchess; Margaret Lewis Marshall Barnes Koontz, aunt, 1986 duchess; Mary Jon Lewis Marshall Hayne, aunt, 1988 duchess; Samantha Price Fischer, cousin, 1989 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Sarah Adeline Price, cousin, 1989 queen’s attendant; Molly Lewis Chambers Boyd, cousin, 1989 duchess; John Paul Price Jr., cousin, 1989 escort; James Joseph Fischer II, cousin, 1993 escort; Aliceanne McLean Bracken, cousin, 1995 duchess; Samuel Bracken Walden, cousin, 1996 train bearer and 2007 queen’s escort; Robert Allen Bracken Jr., cousin, 1998 and 1999 escort; Henley Shirley Bracken, cousin, 2001 duchess; Jeff Atticus Bracken, cousin, 2003 escort; Molly Louise Berry, cousin, 2007 train bearer; Claire Elizabeth Cannan Busch, cousin, 2008 lady-in-waiting; Lee Lawrence Cannan, cousin, 2009 escort; Mary-Lawson Bracken Walden, cousin, 2010 Texas Rose Queen, 2002 train bearer and 2007 dresser; James Joseph Fischer III, cousin, 2010 queen’s attendant; Hallie Bracken West Swope, cousin, 2010 duchess; Annalee Lewis Walton, cousin, 2015 duchess; John Burton Barnes IV, cousin, 2016

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escort; Gracie Lee Chambers, cousin, 2016 duchess; Hannah Bracken Skaran, cousin, 2016 duchess; Matthew Bracken Evans, cousin, 2017 escort; Marshall Slaughter Hammack, brother, 2018 escort; Bridget Lee Chambers, cousin, 2019 duchess; Rebekah Fischer Skaran, cousin, 2020 duchess; Gage Stevens Hayne, cousin, 2021 escort; and Shelby Bracken Hammack, cousin, 2021 duchess.

Other family members include Robert Louis Marshall III, brother; Stella Lewis Marshall, sister; Charlotte Chambers Marshall, sister; Martha Lewis Marshall, grandmother; and Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Chambers, grandparents.

Sarah Louise Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Martin of Houston, attends Washington and Lee University where she is double majoring in Chemistry and Classics and is a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.

She serves her sorority as director of primary recruitment and as a member of the executive council, volunteers her time as a peer tutor for chemistry and computer science and works at the Leyton Library IT help desk. She was also selected as the 2018 Grand Duchess of the Neches River Festival.

Other family members who have participated in the Texas Rose Festival include Margaret Elizabeth Martin, sister, duchess; Courtney Martin Stovall, cousin, duchess; Christy Avent Conte, cousin, lady-inwaiting; Shannon Tate Burton, cousin, duchess of the rose growers; Jennifer Tate Guajardo, cousin, duchess of the rose growers; and Alexis Renee Smith, cousin, duchess of the rose growers.

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Other family members include her brother, Scott Donnelly Martin Jr. Mary Bass McConn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rick McConn of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Finance and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Her mother, Susan Ferguson McConn, was the Duchess of Highland Park in 1989.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Margaret Marsh McConn, sister, 2018 duchess; Margaret Marsh Mebus, grandmother, 1951 attendant and 1961 ladyin-waiting; John Winston Ferguson, grandfather, 1961 escort; John Winston Ferguson Jr., uncle, 1986 escort; Elizabeth Mebus Greenwood, aunt, 1986 duchess; Ashley Hurst Ferguson, aunt, attendant chair; Emma Rebecca Ferguson, cousin, 2006 attendant and 2016 lady-in-waiting; Ann Caswell Ferguson, cousin, 2007 attendant and 2018 lady-in-waiting; Ellen Winston Ferguson, cousin, 2011 attendant; Henry M. Bell Sr., cousin, 1940 president; Henry M. Bell Jr., cousin, 1960 president; Elizabeth Marsh Ellis, cousin, 1961 lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Smith Ortega, cousin, 1997 Texas Rose Festival Queen; Evans Smith, cousin, escort; Kingsley Smith, cousin, escort to the queen; Audrey Marsh Wharton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; William Marsh, cousin, escort; Lucy Marsh Breedlove, cousin, ladyin-waiting; Henry Bell III, cousin, escort and president in 1997; John Allen Bell, cousin, escort and president in 2003; MaGee Smith, cousin,

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lady-in-waiting; Henry Smith, cousin, escort; Taylor Smith, cousin, lady-in-waiting; and Marshall Smith, cousin, escort.

Other family members include brother, Thomas Peter McConn II. Isabel Margaret Meadows, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Richard Meadows of Beaumont, attends Southern Methodist University where she is majoring in Philosophy with minors in Business and International Studies. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is the creative director of SMU’s fashion, culture and lifestyle magazine, SMU LOOK; an executive officer of the Kappa Kappa Gamma board, serving as the education chairman and alumni relations liaison; and she serves as the campus coordinator for the international nonprofit organization, One Tree Planted, an environmental charity that plants trees around the world.

Makell Ainsley Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moody III of Houston, attends Texas Christian University where she is majoring in Creative Writing and Communications and is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

She has a passion for writing and has published a children’s book, “Good Night, Sweet Dreams,” with Longtale Publishing.

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Austin Jr., cousin, escort; Jane Austin Chapman, cousin, duchess; Jeff Austin III, cousin, Order of the Rose; Elizabeth Blynn Austin, cousin, 2007 lady-in-waiting; Emily Anne Austin, cousin, 2009 Texas Rose Festival Queen.

Rachel Lee Patton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Patton Jr. of Fort Worth, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Plan II and Government and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She is active in Texas Pi Beta Phi’s “Read, Lead, Achieve” initiative and on the recruitment team. Additionally, she serves as a Plan II Academic Committee representative and a member of Plan II Students Association.

Family members who have participated in the festival include cousin, Priscilla Pittman Heady, who served as Duchess of Waco in 2001.

Eliza Caton Pillsbury, daughter of Ms. Carrie Caton of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where she is majoring in Journalism and Plan II Honors with a minor in English and earning a certificate in Core Texts. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority.

She serves as a writer and editor for Spark Magazine and represents the Forty Acres Scholars Program as a scholar.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Carrie Caton, mother, lady-in-waiting; Claire Caton and Sarah Caton Wynne, aunts, train bearers and ladies-in-waiting; Patsy

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CARSON ALAINA SHERMAN

Clapp, grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Jean Hudson Caton, greatgrandmother, lady-in-waiting; and Janie Rowe Clapp and Pamela Clapp Evans, great-aunts, ladies-in-waiting.

Other family members include father, Mark Pillsbury, and brother, Hampton Pillsbury.

Ryan Callahan Rainbolt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Rainbolt of Fort Worth, attends Tulane University where she is majoring in Political Science and Design and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

Ryan is active in her sorority as the rituals and history chair and is a part of the diversity and inclusion committee. She also participated in Court Watch New Orleans, where she documents court cases to ensure fairness. Currently, she interns for state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi.

Serena Elizabeth Shannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Clarke Shannon Jr. of Houston, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Social Work and is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.

She enjoys Alpha Omicron Pi philanthropy, art and spending time with her friends Other family members include Stone Rogers Shannon, brother; Cynthia Bateman Stone, grandmother; Janice and Claiheher Branch, grandparents; Barbara and David Shannon, grandparents; and Elizabeth Stone, aunt.

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Carson Alaina Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur “Haag” Sherman of Houston, attends Southern Methodist University where she is majoring in Communications and Advertising and is the member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She is an officer in her sorority and is involved with the Advertising and Journalism Clubs at SMU. She is also a model at Page Parkes modeling agency in Houston.

Other family members include sister, Julia Grace Sherman.

Mary Kathryn Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Franklin Smith of Houston, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Finance and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She was active in fall recruitment for Pi Beta Phi, American University Young Republicans, Mandarin Club and worked in a Lobbying firm in Washington D.C. Other family members include brothers, Stephen Franklin Smith II and Samuel Sacco Smith.

Mary Caroline Taaffe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kelley Taaffe of Austin, attends the University of Texas where she is majoring in Education and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She is active in her sorority, Reformed University Fellowship and Wait Until 8th program.

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Abigail (Abby) Grace Trusler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Alexander Trusler of Dallas, attends Boston University where she is majoring in Film Production and is a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

A 2019 graduate of The Cambridge School of Dallas, she served as Head Prefect for the school her senior year, editor of the yearbook for two years, captain of the cheer squad for three years and played varsity tennis. She received the gold President’s Volunteer Service Award all four years of high school, serving more than 800 hours of community service during that time. She attended Camp Waldemar for six years and has pursued her love of scuba diving since she was in eighth grade. She is a PADI Divemaster, open water scuba instructor and a specialty scuba instructor. She is also a seventh generation Texan on two sides of her family tree.

Her mother, Karla Joy Adam Trusler, participated in the 1987 Texas Rose Festival as Duchess of the Metroplex.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Austin Adam of Dallas, and Ms. Peni Trusler Gardner of Granbury and the late Mr. Graydon George Trusler of San Angelo. Her brothers are Rhett and Blake.

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is majoring in Kinesiology and is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority.

She is active in Delta Gamma community service, interns at Texas Medical Allergy Chiropractic Center and enjoys spending time with friends.

Her father, Bernard Ward III, has served as an escort in the 1978 and 1979 Texas Rose Festival.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Lee Stanley, cousin, 2020 escort; Lane Stanley, cousin, 2011 escort; Alice Ward Stanley, aunt, 1984 lady-in-waiting and served at tea when young; Michael Ward, uncle, 1981 and 1982 escort; and Bill Taber, great-uncle, 1959 escort.

Other family members include Cecil and Bernard Ward Jr., grandparents; Cecil Ward, 1983 Escort chairman; and Luke Ward, brother.

Martha Ashton Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rallin Welch of Houston, attends Northwestern University where she is majoring in Economics and is a member of Alpha Phi sorority.

She is active as president of her sorority, the general manager of a student run startup and a member of the Reformed University Fellowship Bible study.

Her father, a Tyler native, served as an escort for a duchess during the 1992 Texas Rose Festival. Her grandmother, Cynthia Welch, has been a resident of Tyler for more than 50 years.

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ANNE BRYANT WHITE

Anne Bryant White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson White of Frisco, attends Texas A&M University where is majoring in Nutrition.

She is a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and serves as the organization’s Service chair.

At Texas A&M, she was selected to serve as a member of the Texas A&M Lettermen’s Association’s Team 12. She is also active in Young Life and the Maroon & White Leadership Fellows. She has participated in multiple mission trips to the Dominican Republic where she now leads younger participants. This past summer, she completed a clinical internship in the Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.

Her father, Hudson White, was as an escort in 1983 and 1984, served as an escort wrangler in 2006 and 2007, and as the assistant house manager from 2008 until 2012.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Gail Hudson White, grandmother, 1956 Texas Rose Festival Queen and 1995 Rose Gala co-chair; J. Bennett White, uncle, 1980 and 1981 escort; Victoria White Ashworth, aunt, 1985 Duchess of Jacksonville, 1995 Rose Gala co-chair and board member in 2003 and 2011; Harriet White, aunt, 1986 Duchess of Jacksonville; J.B. White V, cousin, 2012 escort; Ben Ashworth, cousin, 2014 escort; and Olivia White, cousin, 2011 attendant.

Her twin sister, Sadie Barber White, also serves in the 2021 Court as the Duchess of North Dallas.

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Sadie Barber White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson White of Frisco, attends the University of Mississippi where she is majoring in Finance. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and served as her pledge class representative and now serves as the Academic Excellence Director.

She is also involved with CRU (formerly known as Campus Crusaders for Christ), Grace Bible Church and is the treasurer of Clothed in Confidence, an on-campus organization. This past summer she completed a finance internship with Energy Transfer in Dallas. She has participated in multiple mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Belize.

Her father, Hudson White, was as an escort in 1983 and 1984, served as an escort wrangler in 2006 and 2007, and as the assistant house manager from 2008 until 2012.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Gail Hudson White, grandmother, 1956 Texas Rose Festival Queen and 1995 Rose Gala co-chair; J. Bennett White, uncle, 1980 and 1981 escort; Victoria White Ashworth, aunt, 1985 Duchess of Jacksonville, 1995 Rose Gala co-chair and board member in 2003 and 2011; Harriet White, aunt, 1986 Duchess of Jacksonville; J.B. White V, cousin, 2012 escort; Ben Ashworth, cousin, 2014 escort; and Olivia White, cousin, 2011 attendant.

Her twin sister, Anne Bryant White, also serves in the 2021 Court as the Duchess of Frisco.

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Statue Victoria anderson

Dragonfly Mary Ayers

Spider Katherine Barlow

Bee Emeline Birdwell

Hosta Emma Breckwoldt

Dandelion Anna Brumley

Fox Waldron Collins

Blue Butterfly Sarah Cozby

Pink Butterfly Merritt Cozby

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Fern Shelby Hammack

Willow Georgia Harper

Flamingo Sophia Haugh

Swallow Erin Kadesky

Owl Caroline Keogh

Pheasant Kaitlyn Klingaman

Iguana Claire Kozmetsky

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Rabbit Caroline Malone

Topiary Cathleen Marshall

Sun Sarah Martin

Peacock Mary McConn

Goldfinch Isabel Meadows

Wind Spinner Makell Moody

Ivy Rachel patton

Watering Can Eliza Pillsbury

Lattice Ryan Rainboldt

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Blue Jay Carson Sherman

Ladybug Mary Kate Smith

Birdhouse Mary Taaffe

Dew Abigail Trusler

Faerie Hannah Ward

Tropical Pond Martha Welch

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WILLIAM WYATT BANKSTON

JAMES CAMERON HALLMARK

Ruby Catherine Abell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Abell of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Her mother, Amber Maxwell Abell, was the Coronation co-chair in 2019 and has served on the Accessories Committee, the Men’s Luncheon Committee and has volunteered backstage in various roles. Her father, James Edward Abell, has served as a wrangler and is a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include her brother, Frank Anderson Abell, who was an attendant in 2018.

William Wyatt Bankston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dalton Bankston of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

His mother, Catherine Handlin Bankston, served the Texas Rose Festival in Wardrobe Properties, Order of Appearance and chaired the Kick-Off Party in 2018 and 2019. His father, Drew Bankston, is a member of Order of the Rose and served as a Wrangler volunteer.

Other family members include his younger brother, Reeves Parker Bankston, and younger sister, Cynthia Catherine Bankston.

James Cameron Hallmark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Blake Hallmark of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

He will serve as the Scepter Bearer to his sister, Anna Grace Hallmark, the Rose Queen.

His mother, Erica Needham Hallmark, has served on the Wardrobe Committee from 2005 to 2010 and as a chaperone in 2009. She also served as a lady-in-waiting in 1996.

Other family members who participated in the festival are Lucille Annie Bates, aunt, lady-in-waiting in 2014; Michelle Flowers Dial, aunt, lady-in-waiting in 1986; Jason Butler Flowers, uncle, escort in 1989; William Michael Hallmark II, cousin, escort; Heather Ashley Hughey, cousin, lady-in-waiting;

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Hillary Aarin Hughey, cousin, lady-in-waiting; William Robert Hughey III, cousin, escort; Lindsey Dickerson Amos, cousin, duchess; Holland Avery Hughey, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Merritt Elizabeth Dial, cousin, train bearer to the queen; Mary Michael Dial, cousin, royal attendant to the queen; and Hampton Malone Hughey, cousin, attendant.

His grandparents are Celia Flowers Bates and Barrie David Bates, Betty Jane Hallmark and James Patrick Hallmark, Ken Needham and Cheryl Needham.

Henry Ralph Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ralph Jenkins Jr. of Tyler, attends St. Gregory Cathedral School and Mo Ranch summer camp.

His mother, Betsy Bowen Jenkins, served as duchess in the Texas Rose Festival in 1999. She also has served as the Coronation co-chair and as chairman of the Rose Show, Men’s Luncheon and Accessories committees. She is currently the assistant to the Texas Rose Festival president. His father, Michael Ralph Jenkins Jr., was an escort in 1999 and is a member of the Order of the Rose. His Texas Rose Festival involvement includes serving as a wrangler for four years.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Ruth DuBose Kendrick, great-grandmother, 1948 lady-in-waiting; Betsy Bandy Chamberlain, great-aunt, 1969 duchess; Neal Bowen Meyer, aunt, 2002 duchess; and Michael Bowen Jenkins, brother, attendant to the Queen in 2019.

Stella Marie Land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thomas Land of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Her mother, Whitney Mizer Land, has volunteered for the Texas Rose Festival since 2006. Her service includes serving on such committees as Dressing, Queen’s Tea, Men’s Luncheon and Graphics chair. Her mother also was a train bearer to the queen in 1989 and a duchess in 2000.

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Other family members who have participated in the festival include Gail Mizer, grandmother, 1969 duchess; Nancy Abernathy, great-aunt, 1971 duchess; Ashley Morris, aunt, 1982 attendant and 1994 lady-in-waiting; Leslie Johnson, cousin, 1994 duchess; Stephen Mizer, uncle, 1997 escort; Clay Abernathy, cousin, 1997 escort; Claire Henry, cousin, 1999 duchess; Sutton Mizer, uncle, 2010 escort; and Manny Mizer, cousin, 2012 attendant.

Eliza Mae McCain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clayton McCain of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Her mother, Blythe Loggins McCain, is a former lady-inwaiting and has served on numerous Rose Festival committees including Backstage Coordinator from 2006 to 2009, 2010 Royalty co-chair, 2011 Ladies Luncheon co-chair, 2012 Coronation doorkeeper, 2014 Coronation Order of Appearance, 2015 Coronation Accessories Committee. 2014 and 2015 Order of the Rose Queen’s Ball Committee, 2016 and 2018 Order of the Rose Queen’s Ball co-chair. Her father, Charles Clayton McCain, was an escort in 2003. He also has served as an escort wrangler and as treasurer, vice president and 2018 president of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Mary Anne McCain, great-grandmother, Rose Queen; Frances Ann McCain, great-aunt, lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Calhoun McCain, aunt, train bearer and lady-in-waiting; Ashley Boyd McCain, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Kathryn Louise Loggins, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Louise Corwin McCain, cousin, attendant; sister, Cecilia Frances McCain, train bearer; and James T. McCain III, uncle, escort.

Clay Samuel Mizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jack Mizer of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School of Tyler.

His mother, Alexandra Pass Mizer, has volunteered with the

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Texas Rose Festival by serving on several committees, including Wardrobe chair in 2012 and Attendant chair in 2019. His father, Stephen Jack Mizer, is a member of Order of the Rose and was an escort in 1997.

Other Family members who have participated in the Rose Festival include Gail Mizer, grandmother, 1969 duchess; Nancy Abernathy, great-aunt, 1971 duchess; Clay Abernathy, 1997 escort; Leslie Johnson, cousin, 1994 duchess; Claire Henry, cousin, 1999 duchess; Whitney Land, aunt, attendant and ladyin-waiting; Ashley Morris, aunt, attendant and lady-in-waiting; and Stephen Jack Mizer Jr., brother, 2012 attendant.

Loyce Hyde Morris, son of Mrs. Ashley Mizer Morris and Mr. Ralph Justin Morris of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

He is active in Odyssey of the Mind, tennis, and golf and attends Camp La Junta in the summers.

His mother, Ashley Mizer Morris, served as a train bearer to Queen Jamie Landes in 1982 and as a lady-in waiting in 1994.

She also has served as Wardrobe co-chair, Escort co-chair and Graphics chair for many years, as well as serving with the Queen’s Tea and Ladies Luncheon. His father’s involvement includes being a member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Gail Phillips Mizer, grandmother, duchess; Stephen Jack Mizer Sr., uncle, 1997 escort and wrangler; Alex Mizer aunt, several festival committees; Stephen Jack Mizer Jr., cousin, 2014 attendant; Whitney Phillips Mizer Land, aunt, 1989 train bearer, 2000 duchess and served on the Coronation Committee; Thomas Sutton Mizer, 2010 escort; Nancy Phillips Abernathy, great-aunt, duchess; Leslie Abernathy Johnson, cousin, 1994 lady-in-waiting; Clay Madison Abernathy, cousin, 1997 escort;

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and Claire Abernathy Henry, cousin, 1999 duchess.

East Texas relatives include Gail Phillips Mizer, grandmother; Stephen Charles Mizer, grandfather; Stephen and Alex Mizer, uncle and aunt, and their children, Manny and Clay; Mark and Whitney Land, uncle and aunt, and their children, Stella and Bodie; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Phillips of Gladewater, great-grandparents.

Riley Carter Robbins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Carter Robbins of Tyler, attends Andy Woods Elementary School where she is in the third grade.

She enjoys school, her church and the outdoors. She is active in dance, tumble and tennis and is a member of the Verge Dance Company at Artistic Dance Concepts. She also enjoys hunting with her family during the fall.

Her mother, Nicole Dickerson Robbins, has served for the last 12 years on Rose Festival committees, including Order of Appearance, Hospitality, Wardrobe Properties, Kick Off Party co-chair, Escort Party co-chair, Attendants chair and is currently serving on the executive committee as the past president’s chair and assistant to the vice president and treasurer. Her father, William Robbins, is a member of the Order of the Rose, has served as a wrangler and is active in Strutters.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Craig Dickerson, grandfather, escort; Nicole Dickerson Robbins, mother, lady-in-waiting; William Robbins, father, escort; Chelsea Dickerson Cooper, aunt, lady-in-waiting; and Elizabeth Simmons Ruff, aunt, lady-in-waiting.

Other family members include Helen and Chris Bourcier, great-grandparents; Truitt Stamps, great-grandfather; Debbie and Craig Dickerson, grandparents; Mike and the late Jan Hogan, grandparents; and Sally and the late Carter Robbins, grandparents.

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ESCORT TO THE ROSE QUEEN Jackson Scott Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scott Jordan of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Industrial Distribution in the College of Engineering and is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

He is active in the Professional Association for Industrial Distribution and Texas A&M intramural football.

His mother, Stacie Gabriel Jordan, was a lady-in-waiting during the 1992 Rose Festival. She also has served as the Rose Coronation Hospitality Chairman and on the Rose Coronation Order of Appearance, Wardrobe and Makeup committees. She also served on the Queen’s Tea committee in 1996 and 2020-2021.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Sarah and Kate Jordan, twin sisters, Queen’s Tea junior attendants; Donald Stanford Gabriel, grandfather, 1968 Rose Festival escort; Stan Gabriel, uncle, 1989 Rose Festival escort; Lucy Gabriel, cousin, 2018 Duchess of the Piney Woods; and Karen Westmoreland Gabriel, grandmother, numerous Rose Festival committees.

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majoring in Business and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

He is on the men’s golf team at TCU. His mother, Jacqueline Skeens Cavender, has served as a volunteer and chairman of festival committees including the 2021 Queen’s Tea Chairman. His father, Clay Courtney Cavender, is in the Order of the Rose and served as the 1987 escort to the Duchess of the Rose Growers.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Conley Cavender, sister, trainbearer to the queen; Cline Cavender, sister, attendant to the queen; Morgan Cavender, cousin, lady-in-waiting; McClain Cavender, cousin, 2015 lady-in-waiting; and Drew Cavender, cousin, 2007 escort.

ESCORT TO DUCHESS OF THE ROSE GROWERS Oliver Beck Bisagno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Joseph Bisagno of Tyler, attends the University of Alabama where he is majoring in Political Science.

His mother, Dottie Harper Bisagno, has served on several Texas Rose Festival committees including the Queen’s Tea and Coronation.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Anthony Bisagno Jr., brother, lady-in-waiting escort; and Harper Bisagno, brother, lady-in-waiting escort.

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Peyton Gunter Adams, son of Ms. Christie Gunter Adams of Tyler and the late Richard Andrew Adams, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Business and is a member of Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity.

He is active in Fish Aides, participated in the Gilbert Leadership Conference and served on a committee of the Student Government Association during the 2020-2021 school year.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include his brother, Richard “Chipper” Adams Jr., who served as an escort during the 2017 Texas Rose Festival.

Charles Aden Althaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Althaus of Dallas, attends Texas Tech University where he is majoring in Business/ Sports Management and is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

He is active in Intramural sports, golf and sports analytics for Texas Tech.

His mother, Elizabeth “Lisa” Earl Althaus, has served as a lady-inwaiting in the 1987 Texas Rose Festival.

Other family members include Elizabeth Markley Althaus, sister, 2017 duchess; Andrew Jeffrey Althaus, brother, 2019 escort.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Susan Earl Hightower, 1984 lady-in-waiting; Amy Earl DeWalch, 1991 lady-in-waiting; Dr. Truman Markley Earl, 1995 escort; Zach Hightower, 2011 escort; Hannah Hightower, 2013 lady-inwaiting; Lily Hightower, 2010 attendant to the queen; and Ms. Ann Truman Earl and Dr. Gene Markley Earl volunteered on various committees over the years.

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Collins Michael Arnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arnett of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Business and is a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.

He is active in Student Mobilization (StuMo) and intramural basketball.

Other family members include brother, MacLean Arnett, who attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Alexander Curtis Baker II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Blair Baker of Dallas, attends Harvard University where he is concentrating in Statistics and Economics and is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

He is active in the Hasty Pudding Club, serves as a co-host for the Harvard Ventures podcast and is a photographer for the Harvard Publications Yearbook.

Other family members include sister, Zoe Grace Baker, and brother, Daniel Blair Baker. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Allen Bower of Dallas and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Curtis Baker of Wichita Falls.

Brandon Reid Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Joseph Bell of Tyler, attends Texas Tech University where he is majoring in Biology and is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Other family members include sister, Lauren Nicole Bell; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Woodburn Bell and Mrs. Virginia Heflin and the late Reid Bernard Heflin.

Parker Paul Bengtson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Bengtson of Austin, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring

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in Human Dimension Organization and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

His mother, Cynthia Bolt Bengtson, served as the Duchess of Kilgore.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Helen George Houston Bolt, grandmother, Duchess of Kilgore; Cheryl Bolt Parker, Duchess of Kilgore; and Frank Edward Parker III, cousin, escort.

Julius Andrew Bergfeld Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andrew Bergfeld of Tyler, attends Texas Christian University where he is majoring in History and Political Science and in the Pre-Law program.

He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

His mother, Shawn Dillard Bergfeld, has served on the Coronation Committee as wardrobe co-chairman, wardrobe properties, doorkeeper, graphics, hospitality, makeup and hairdresser coordinator and Order of Appearance as well as the Ladies Luncheon Committee.

His father, Julius Andrew Bergfeld, has served as president of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Julius Louis Bergfeld Jr., grandfather, escort; Cecile Bergfeld Barr, great-aunt, trainbearer and lady-in-waiting; John H. Barr, greatuncle, president of the Texas Rose Festival Association; Susie Bergfeld Lofquist, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Brad Bergfeld, uncle, trainbearer; Kaylyn Kerr Bergfeld, aunt, attendant to the queen and lady-inwaiting; Caroline Lofquist, cousin, trainbearer and 2020 lady-in96

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waiting; and Claire Lofquist, cousin, trainbearer. Barr, Bergfeld, Knight and Nash families have served through the years as ladies-in-waiting, duchesses, escorts and attendants.

Harper Monroe Bisagno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Joseph Bisagno of Tyler, attends Belmont University where he is majoring in Music Business.

Bisagno’s mother, Dottie Harper Bisagno, has served on several Texas Rose Festival committees including the Queen’s Tea and Coronation.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Anthony Bisagno Jr., brother, lady-in-waiting escort; and Oliver Bisagno, brother, duchess escort.

Brandon Scott Braly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joey Braly, attended Tyler Junior College where he was majoring in Business Administration.

During his second year of college, he decided to pursue his dream to serve in the United States Armed Forces, specifically the U.S. Marines. He will leave later this year to attend basic training.

While attending college, he served as a volunteer for the East Texas Food Bank and the Salvation Army.

His mother, Kimberly Thompson Braly, has served on the Queen’s Tea Committee and as a dresser for several festivals.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Bryce Robert Braly, lady-in-waiting escort for the 2012 Texas Rose Festival.

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George Philip Moore Brownlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Casey Brownlow of Tyler, attends the University of Texas in Austin where he is majoring in Government with a minor in Business and is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

He is active as a Longhorn lobbyist for state relations, as vice president of philanthropy for the Texas Field and Stream Club and serves as a legislative assistant for state Rep. Matt Shaefer, R-Tyler.

He served as the scepter bearer for the 2013 Rose Queen Rachel Clyde.

His mother, Kelley Moore Brownlow, has served as Texas Rose Festival Queen’s Tea chairman, Men’s Luncheon chairman, Rose Show chairman, Ladies Luncheon chairman, Coronation chairman, administrative assistant to the president of the Texas Rose Festival and chairman of the Order of the Rose Queen’s Ball. His father, Casey Brownlow, has served as treasurer, vice president and president of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Harris Kelley Brownlow, who served as the scepter bearer to 2014 Rose Queen Kathryn Peltier.

Behr Bennington Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Alan Bruce of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in International Relations and Global Studies and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

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Other family members include sister, Brooke Bentley Bruce, and brother, Bauer Burns Bruce.

Andrew Will Chilcoat, son of Drs. Jill and Gray Chilcoat, of Fort Worth, attends Texas Christian University where he is majoring in Biology and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

He is active in intramural sports, his fraternity and is a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Other family members include brothers, James, Cole and Brad Chilcoat.

Bernard Daleo III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Daleo Jr., of Beaumont, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Economics with a minor in Business and is a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Giuliana Theresa Daleo, sister, duchess of Beaumont; Riley Brooke Rayzor, cousin, queen’s attendant; Julian Richard Rayzor, uncle, president of Strutters; Ally Rayzor, aunt, various Texas Rose Festival committees, including escorts, publicity, and accessories.

Michael Langford Downie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Howland Downie of Dallas, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Finance in the McCombs School of Business and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He is co-founder of Paloma Premium Wear, a hat company based in Austin. He also serves as Social Chair of his fraternity, and he enjoys participating on the Ultimate Frisbee team. Recently, he completed

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an investment banking internship with Simmons Energy, a division of Piper Sandler, in Houston.

Other family members include brothers, Sam and Malcolm Downie, and sister, Vivian Downie.

Graydon Hugh Findlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Findlay of Tyler, attends Baylor University where he is majoring in Management Information Systems and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He is active in intramural soccer and will serve as Rush chairman for his fraternity.

His mother, Melinda Chance Findlay, has served the Texas Rose Festival by cutting roses and decorating floats for parades. His father, Eric H.H. Findlay, is a member of the Order of the Rose and has sponsored the Strutters event in the past.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Eric Chance Findlay, brother, escort to Duchess Mary-Birdsong Gabriel in the 2016 Texas Rose Festival.

Lucas Townsend Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gallant Floyd of Fort Worth, attends the University of South Carolina where he is majoring in Economics and is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

He is active in fraternity philanthropy.

His father’s Texas Rose Festival involvement includes serving as an escort.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Gallant Walker Floyd, brother, escort; and Gallant William Floyd, grandfather, escort.

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Preston Blake Frede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Frede of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Finance and is a member of the Texas Rho fraternity.

Other family members include his brother, Parker Frede.

Caleb Bernard Frederick, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne Frederick of Longview, attends the University of Arkansas where he is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

He is active on the Community Service Committee and serves as head for Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

His mother, Jamie Hooten Frederick, has served as the Escort Chair for the past two years and she has been a Backstage Committee member throughout the years.

Other family members who have participated in the festival Haddon Wayne Frederick, brother, a lady-in-waiting escort in 2019.

Garrett Richard Gowin, son of Mrs. Ginger Fair and the late Mr. Richard Gowin of Tyler, attends Texas Tech University where he is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He is active in his brotherhood events, intramural sports and raising funds for Wounded Warriors.

He served as scepter bearer for Queen Haley Anderson.

His mother, Ginger Fair, served as Rose Queen, scepter bearer to the queen and on the Rose Show and Wardrobe committees.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Alexandria Gowin, sister, trainbearer to the queen and a

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lady-in-waiting; Mimi Fair, aunt, Rose Queen; Wood Fair, uncle, escort; Allen Fair, uncle, member of the Order of the Rose; Janet Fair, aunt, volunteered many hours for the Rose Festival; James Fair, grandfather, president of the Rose Festival Association and member of the Order of the Rose; and Nancy Fair, grandmother, worked on the Queens’s Tea for many years and several other Rose Festival events.

Many of his cousins also have participated in the festival including Betty Gordon Anderson, trainbearer and lady-in-waiting; Emily Gordon Gabriel, lady-in-waiting; Kay Fair, trainbearer and Rose Queen; Haley Anderson, Rose Queen; Winn Anderson, Duchess of the Rose Festival; and Hadley Brewer, attendant to the queen.

Other relatives that have served include Janet Ray Hills, Gus Gordon, and Bart and Fairfax Fair.

Clark Watson Grigsby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grigsby of New Canaan, Conn., attends the University of Texas where he is majoring in Economics in the Liberal Arts Honors program. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Virginia Claire Clark, cousin, duchess; and Mary Catherine Clark, cousin, duchess.

Other family members include brothers, Jake and Bates Grigsby.

Robert Lee Hancock III, son of Ms. Jennifer Hancock of Corpus Christi and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hancock Jr. of Tyler, attends the University of Oklahoma where he is majoring in Business.

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Other family members include Ashleigh Thomas, sister, of Corpus Christi.

Gage Stevens Hayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayne of San Antonio, attends the University of Mississippi where he is majoring in business communications and is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

His mother, Mary Jon Marshall Hayne, served as a Texas Rose Festival duchess in 1988.

Hayne has several family members who have participated in the festival in various roles from queens, duchesses, ladies-in-waiting, court attendants, president and royal pages to the queen. This year he has two cousins, Shelby Hammack and Cathleen Marshall, who are serving as duchesses and he will serve as escort to Marshall.

Other family members include brothers, John and Pete Hayne, and sister Savannah Hayne.

Tyler Joseph Hobbs, son of Dr. and Mrs. William R. Hobbs of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Business Foundations. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

Other family members include Connor W. Hobbs, brother.

Scott Mathison Holcomb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Scott Holcomb of Houston, attends Washington and Lee University where he is majoring in Accounting and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

He is member of the Williams Investment Society, a student organization that manages a portion of Washington and Lee

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University’s endowment in equity securities; the Washington and Lee University Singers, a university-wide a cappella choir; and Southern Comfort, a student-led, all male a cappella group.

Other family members include Ashley Louise Holcomb and Kevin Boyd Holcomb.

Thomas Harrison Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Henry Holmes IV of Houston, attends the University of Mississippi where he is majoring in Banking and Finance. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Lucindy Roberts Ward, grandmother, duchess of Henderson.

Other family members include sister, Caroline Olivia Holmes, and brother, Charles Walker Holmes.

Homer Bryce Holt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Solon Holt of Tyler, attends Indiana University where he is majoring in Jazz Studies at the Jacobs School of Music and is a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

He is a Premier Young Artist Scholar and is a member of the Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble, which was awarded second place in the national collegiate Jack Rudin Jazz Championship at the Lincoln Center in New York. He attends Marvin United Methodist Church.

His mother, Jennifer McMillin Holt, was a duchess and has served on numerous Texas Rose Festival committees, including Wardrobe, Women’s Luncheon and the Queen’s Tea. His father, Edwin Solon Holt, 102

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is a past president of the Texas Rose Festival Strutters and member of the Order of the Rose.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include brother, James McMillin Holt, who served as an escort.

James Wesley Jacobe, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Jacobe of Houston, attends the University of Texas in Austin where he is majoring in Finance in the McCombs School of Business.

He is a member of Texas Rho fraternity and is active in the Longhorn Energy Club, University Securities Investment Team and the Real Estate Club.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include his sister, Lindsey Palmer Jacobe, who served as Duchess of Memorial in 2017.

William Dunn Jacobe, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Jacobe of Houston, attends the University of Texas in Austin where he is majoring in Canfield Business Honors and Plan II. He is a member of Texas Rho fraternity and is active in Texas Equity Group and the Longhorn Energy Club.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include his sister, Lindsey Palmer Jacobe, who served as Duchess of Memorial in 2017.

Christopher Irwin Jones Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Irwin Jones Sr. of Tyler, attends the University of Arkansas where he is majoring in Business/Marketing and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

He is active in intramurals and Student Mobilization (StuMo).

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His mother, Nancy Carter Jones, has served on the dressing and makeup committees. His father, Christopher Irwin Jones Sr., was previously involved in Strutters and served as Strutters president.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Barbara Wray Johnson, Coronation and Royalty chairwoman; Kathy Wray Bright, lady-in-waiting; Jill Jones Swaya, lady-in-waiting; Anne Jones Cutchins, lady-in-waiting; Allison Jones Hamman, ladyin-waiting; Ann Johnson Lilly, lady-in-waiting; Sheri Satterwhite, duchess; Kimberly Bright Henderson, lady-in-waiting; Tiffany Bright, lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Lilly Byrd, Rose Queen; Margaret Ann Lilly Millett, lady-in-waiting; Cecil Vaughn Cutchins IV, duchess escort; and Allison Cutchins Watson, duchess.

Other family members include Christopher Irwin Jones Sr., ladyin-waiting escort; and Carter Anne Jones, attendant to the queen and lady-in-waiting.

Taylor Milton Knauth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barnard Knauth Jr., attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is in the McCombs School of Business and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Helen Rives Powell Milton, maternal great-grandmother, princess of the 1936 Texas Rose Festival.

Kenneth Threlkeld Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Knight of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Accounting and is part of the iMPA Program as well as Plan II Liberal Arts Honors program. He has earned University Honors and is on the Dean’s Honors List.

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serves on the philanthropy and house committees. He is also on the recruitment and mentorship committees for Phi Gamma Nu business fraternity. He is a leader in The University Orchestra as the principal cellist.

His mother was a lady-in-waiting in 1986 and served on several festival committees including Men’s Luncheon, Rose Show, Coronation and Royalty co-chair. His father participated in the festival as an escort in 1983 and 1984. He is a member of the Order of the Rose, Strutters and also served as a Coronation Usher for 12 years.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Grace Ann Knight, sister, 2006 attendant to the Queen and 2017 lady-in-waiting; Mandy Threlkeld Lohner, aunt, 1991 lady-inwaiting; Todd William Threlkeld, uncle, 1984 escort; Kristy Knight Dark, aunt, 1989 lady-in-waiting; and Allision Knight Badgett, aunt, 1981 lady-in-waiting.

Other family members who participated in the festival include grandparents Cheryl Threlkeld, Kenneth Threlkeld, Elaine Knight and Will Knight.

William Scott Knight Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Knight of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Plan II Liberal Arts Honors and Government while also pursuing a Spanish certificate. He is on the Liberal Arts Dean’s List.

He is an active member of Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity, where he serves on the philanthropy and house committees. He is also a member of Phi Gamma Nu business fraternity, where he serves on the philanthropy and recruitment committees as well as the

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co-professional chair. He plays the bass and accordion in the University Conjunto Band.

His mother was a lady-in-waiting in 1986 and served on several festival committees including Men’s Luncheon, Rose Show, Coronation and Royalty co-chair. His father participated in the festival as an escort in 1983 and 1984. He is a member of the Order of the Rose, Strutters and also served as a Coronation Usher for 12 years.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Grace Ann Knight, sister, 2006 attendant to the Queen and 2017 lady-in-waiting; Mandy Threlkeld Lohner, aunt, 1991 lady-inwaiting; Todd William Threlkeld, uncle, 1984 escort; Kristy Knight Dark, aunt, 1989 lady-in-waiting; and Allision Knight Badgett, aunt, 1981 lady-in-waiting.

Other family members who participated in the festival include grandparents Cheryl Threlkeld, Kenneth Threlkeld, Elaine Knight and Will Knight.

William George Kozmetsky, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kozmetsky of Dallas, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is pursuing a double-major in Plan II Honors and Finance and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He is one of the Fiji recruitment captains, has been selected for Silver Spurs and has earned academic University Honors.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include his twin sister, Claire Kozmetsky, who is a 2021 duchess.

Other family members include his older brother, Jack Kozmetsky.

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William Price Le Clercq, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Theodore Le Clercq of New Orleans, La., attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is studying Pre-Med and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

Other family members include brother, Douglas Le Clercq, and sister, Susan Le Clercq.

James Walter Lightbourn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sayers Lightbourn III of Dallas, attends the University of Texas in Austin where he is majoring in Finance in the McCombs School of Business and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

He also is a member of Phi Gamma Nu Epsilon Business fraternity as well as the University of Texas Undergraduate Real Estate Society.

His father, Walt Lightbourn, participated in Texas Rose Festival as an escort.

Other family members include brother, David Lightbourn. He is the grandson of Mrs. Beverly Lightbourn Herrscher and Dr. Richard Franklin Herrscher, the late Mr. Walter James Lightbourn Jr., the late Mrs. Jeannie Warren Monnich and Mr. David Herman Monnich.

Michael Wyatt Mertz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mertz of Eldorado, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Government and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include sisters, Arden Mertz and Chase Mertz, who were duchesses in 2018 and 2016. His cousin, Madolyn Mertz Brinig, served as a duchess. His father, Michael Mertz, served as an escort to his cousin Lorrie Powell Uhl in 1981.

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William Thomas Nakfoor, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Nakfoor of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Communications and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

His interests include hunting, fishing and wakeboarding.

William Wesley Oliver, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Todd Oliver of Boerne, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Agriculture Economics and is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He is active in his fraternity, The Big Event and legislative policy.

Stephen Alexander Palles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Paul Palles of Dallas, attends the University of Mississippi where he is majoring in Business and is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

He is active in the Dean’s Honor Roll, Kappa Sigma Rush Committee and intramural sports.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include sister, Grace Anne Palles, who served as the duchess of Highland Park Village in 2019.

Other family members include his brothers, Theodore Nicholas and Georgios Kristos Palles.

Hudson Lanier Richey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trice Ragon Richey of University Park, attends Texas Christian University where he is majoring in History and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

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His mother, Courtney Hager Richey, was a lady-in-waiting in 1992 and served as Script co-chairman in 1999. His father, Trice Ragon Richey, served as an escort to the princess in 1990.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Marilyn Richey, grandmother, 1984 Registration Party chairman, 1991 Royalty co-chairman, Queen’s Tea co-chairman and Publicity chairman; Susan Kerr Howard, grandmother, 1968 lady-in-waiting, 2001 Royalty chairman, Escort chairman, Assistant Coronation chairman and Script chairman in 1984, 1999 and 2001; George Hager, grandfather, 1968 escort; Michael Adam Richey, uncle, escort in 1981 and 1982; James Hager, uncle, 1989 escort; William Lanier Richey, cousin, 2009 escort; and Molly Claire Richey, cousin, 2011 lady-in-waiting.

Other family members include sister, Susan Richey, and brother, Paden Richey.

William Thomas Rose, son of The Honorable and Mrs. Jeff Rose of Austin, attends the University of Texas where he is majoring in Business and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He is active in his fraternity and the McCombs School of Business.

Other family members include Abigail Rose and Benjamin Rose.

Wilson McGaw Sands, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Sands of Dallas, attends the University of Texas where he is majoring in American History with a minor in business and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He is active in the UT Men’s Club Lacrosse Team, Reformed University Fellowship and The Jefferson Scholar Program.

Other family members who have participated in the festival

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ZEPH DANIEL VASSO include Margaret Hunt Hill, Caroline Hunt, Hill Washburne, Lauren Rose Sands, Peyton Sands, Caroline Harrison and Bailey Harrison.

Stephen Kenneth Schnitzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Schnitzer Sr., of Houston, attends the University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in Business and is a member of Texas Rho fraternity.

He is active in his fraternity, hunting, fishing and golf.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include brother, Robert Schnitzer, Texas Rose Festival escort.

Lee William Stanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Monty Stanley of Longview, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Biomedical Sciences.

He is a member of Pre-Med Society.

His mother, Alice Ward Stanley served as a lady-in-waiting in 1984.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Bill Taber, great-uncle, 1959 escort; Cecil Ward, grandmother, 1983 escort chairman; Bernard Ward III, uncle, escort in 1978 and 1979; Michael Ward, uncle, escort in 1981 and 1982; and Lane Stanley, brother, 2011 escort.

Other family members include grandparents, Sandra and Vernon Stanley, and brother, Clay Stanley.

John Estel Stollenwerck Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stollenwerck Sr. of Dallas, attends the University of Oklahoma where he is majoring in Finance and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

John served as his fraternity’s pledge class president, the 2021 Rush chairman and is currently social chairman for Phi Gamma Delta.

JOSEPH MICHAEL WOOD, JR. While living in Tyler in the late 1990s, his mother, Stephanie Henry Stollenwerck, was a Texas Rose Festival and Tyler Rose Museum volunteer. His father, John Estel Stollenwerck Sr., has attended Texas Rose Festival events from childhood.

John Stollenwerck Jr.’s great-grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Estel A. Ellison of Tyler, were active supporters involved from the festival’s earliest years. His paternal grandmother, Carol Ellison Stollenwerck, was the 1952 Texas Rose Festival Queen.

Other family members who have participated in the festival include Ellison Stollenwerck Riley, aunt, 1978 Texas Rose Festival duchess; Elizabeth Stollenwerck Hurley, aunt, 1983 Texas Rose Festival duchess; and cousin, Sawyer Salvino Gibson, 2012 Texas Rose Festival duchess.

Zeph Daniel Vasso, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Vasso of Tyler, attends the University of Oklahoma where he is majoring in Business Management and Aviation Management with a commercial pilot’s license.

He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He is active in his fraternity, intramural sports and piloting.

Other family members include brothers Jake, Garrett and Nick Vasso.

Joseph Michael Wood Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wood Sr. of Waco, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in Architecture and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

He enjoys golf and plays guitar and drums. He is active as a senior counselor at Camp LaJunta.

Other family members include his brother, Henry Wood.

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Lady-in-Waiting Escort Mr. Robert Lee Hancock III Royal Page Master Loyce Hyde Morris Royal Page Master William Wyatt Bankston Royal Attendant Miss Eliza May McCain Royal Attendant Miss Stella Marie Land Train Bearer to the Queen Master Clay Samuel Mizer Train Bearer to the Queen Miss Ruby Catherine Abell Scepter Bearer to the Queen Master James Cameron Hallmark Lady-in-Waiting Miss Chandlee Danielle Catts Princess of the Texas Rose Festival Miss Elizabeth Reid Walker Queen of the Texas Rose Festival Miss Anna Grace Hallmark

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he Texas Rose Festival couldn’t take place without the efforts of hundreds of volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure events go without

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Vice President and Treasurer Michael Young, President Bruce Faulkner, Executive Vice President of Coronation Tom J. Brown and Vice President of Men's Luncheon Bill Evans, not pictured, Vice President of Rose Activites Ron Schoenbrun.

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TEXAS ROSE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Music Chairman Lizzie Smith, Royalty Co-Chair Grace Grooms, Coronation Co-Chair Catherine Hammond, Coronation Co-Chair Frances Jackson, Executive Vice Presient of Coronation Tom J. Brown, Royalty Co-Chair Peggy Smith and Royalty Co-Chair Lauren Stoltz.

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ORDER OF THE ROSE MEMBERS President James Thomas McCain III, Vice President Raymond W. Cozby III and Treasurer/Secretary Clark C. Hampe Jr.

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ROSE SHOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS Vice President of Rose Activities Ron Schoenbrun and Co-Chairs Amy Walters and Allison Saar.

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TREASURER Michael Young and Past President's Chair Nicole Robbins.

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CORONATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Coronation Co-Chair Catherine Hammond, Executive Vice President of Coronation Tom J. Brown and Coronation Co-Chair Frances Jackson.

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ROSE MUSEUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Executive Director Liz Ballard, Gift Shop Lead Patricia Johnson, Lynda Evans and Elizabeth Boone.

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LADIES LUNCHEON MEMBERS Betsy Buchanan, Candace Dunn, Melissa Jackson, Crystal Martin, Betsy Jenkins, Debra Bochow, Cambridge Bosworth and Misty Jones not pictured are Krystal Jensen, Stacie Walker and Amy Krog.

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LADIES LUNCHEON COMMITTEE MEMBER Laura Jackson and MEN’S LUNCHEON COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ashley Washman, Vice President Bill Evans, Chair Cassie Hampe, Jennifer Pierce and Melissa Peveto, not pictured are Kim Fender, Jennifer Davis and Kara Bogue.

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BACKSTAGE COORDINATOR Ann Fitzgerald and DOORKEEPERS KJ Glenn, Lindsey Bailes and Ashley Feistel.

ESCORT CHAIRMAN Jamie Frederick and MOTHER’S CHAIRMAN Melinda Bates.

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HOUSE MANAGER Stan Frank.

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SCRIPT WRITER Cynthia Riter.

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE Alyssa Navetta and Co-Chairs Caroline Brookshire and Jamie Irwin.

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CHOREOGRAPHER AND CORONATION DIRECTOR Lynn Ramey and Assistant Choreographer Joy Ramey.

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MAKEUP & HAIR Chairman Julie Gibson, PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN Belinda Short and ROSE GARDEN SET UP CO-CHAIR Cambridge Bosworth.

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ACCESSORIES COORDINATORS COMMITTEE Co-Chair Amy Ashwood and Co-Chair Amanda Fender.

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WARDROBE CO-CHAIRS Jennie Ables and Jennifer Walsh.

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WARDROBE PROPERTIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mallory Dougherty, Suzanne Lambert and Hallye Perkins.

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ORDER OF APPEARANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Karolyn Davis, Lacie Massengill and Jion Dietz.

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ATTENDANT CO-CHAIRS Lindsay Wampler and Blake Tucker.

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GRAPHICS COMMITTEE Chair Chelsea Cooper and Victoria Williamson.

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THE STRUTTERS, (front row) Strutters President Bret Berry, William Robbins, Ryan Bailes, Brad Bays, Michael Wallace, (back row) Mark Uzzell, Clark Hampe, Michael Stoltz, Patrick Cooper, Jeff Feliciano and John Wampler.

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he Texas Rose Festival, Oct. 14 to 17, is the culmination of many months of preparation and activities.

Find out more about behind-the-scenes

activities, such as the festival’s new costume designer and ways in which the Texas Rose Festival gives back to the Tyler community.

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COSTUME DESIGN

Train Bearer to the Queen Ruby Catherine Abell

Royal Attendant Stella Marie Land

Royal Attendant Eliza May McCain

Royal Attendant Riley Carter Robbins

New Designer ushers in the next era of Texas Rose Festival CHRISTINA CAVAZOS

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ach time Jacob A. Climer saw a gown fitting for the Texas Rose Festival, he became more excited as the young women in the dresses helped bring his vision to life.

Climer is the new designer for the Texas Rose Festival.

He picks up the reins from Winn Morton, the long-time costume designer who retired after the 2019 Texas Rose Festival.

“The right woman picks the right dress and each time I walked into a fitting, I’d think, ‘She has made me even more excited about this,’ ” Climer said.

Originally from Dallas, Climer has been based in New York City since 2005.

When growing up, he was active in music, dance and community performances. He attended an arts school in Dallas and learned about theater design while there.

“My high school had a full working costume shop, where I learned about dressmaking and draping and how to finish designs,” he said.

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As a designer, Climer got to be involved in “all the parts” of the plays, which he enjoyed.

He went on to study Costume and Scenic Design in college. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Evansville and a master of fine arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

At one of his first jobs, Climer designed costumes out of the costume shop at Southern Methodist University, where he met Morton for the first time and began learning about the Texas Rose Festival. A few years after that, he was back in the SMU costume shop, designing for the Dallas Shakespeare Festival.

Since then, his career has grown and Climer has designed for renowned theaters and opera companies across the country. Highlights of his career include new musicals with John Kander and Sarah Ruhl; “Orphée” at the Des Moines Metro Opera and Portland Opera; “The Flying Dutchman” at the Atlanta Opera, Cincinnati Opera and Houston Grand Opera; and the contemporized production of “Les Misérables” at the Dallas Theater Center.

When Morton announced his retirement, Climer came

Royal Page Scepter Bearer to the Queen William Wyatt Bankston James Cameron Hallmark

Royal Page Henry Ralph Jenkins

Trian Bearer to the Queen Clay Samuel Mizer

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“This year is inspired by classic 1950s evening wear . . . I’m excited to make gowns that feel like gowns and not like full architectural costumes.”

Jacob A. Climer, costume designer highly recommended to the Texas Rose Festival and he’s excited to showcase his first costumes for the event this year.

“This year is inspired by classic 1950s evening wear,” he said. “I’m excited to make gowns that feel like gowns and not like full architectural costumes.”

In describing his aesthetic, Climer said he’s a bit of a chameleon in that he does what’s right for each project. Most of his background is in the theater and opera where he designs costumes after seeing a script. However, the Texas Rose Festival is different because the script is designed around his work instead.

“None of these gowns are street wearable, but I want to make sure I’m thinking about the woman inside the dress and making sure that she shines through,” he said.

Because the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the 2020 festival, Climer had a bit more time to work on the costumes; however, finding certain fabrics and other needed elements for some of

the designs was a challenge as stores and factories altered hours, capacities and, in some cases, had to shut down. Additionally, he said, the pandemic affected many of the dressmakers on the team as they couldn’t have staff around due to social distancing. Some fittings were also done via phone due to travel restrictions.

Despite the challenges, Climer succeeded in producing the beautiful dresses for one of the largest Texas Rose Festivals in history. Climer said there are 53 women in this year’s event, which is among the largest.

He’s eager for the East Texas community to see his designs come to life at the Rose Festival and he’s also excited to be part of future events.

“We plan to stay a team for as long as we can,” Climer said, referring to his relationship with the Texas Rose Festival. “We have already started early talks about the next festival and I’m excited to learn more.”

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VOLUNTEERISM

FAR LEFT, MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS ROSE FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER at PATH. LEFT, LADY-IN-WAITING MALLORY COLE READS to children during a Junior League of Tyler event.

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PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TEXAS ROSE FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER at the East Texas Food Bank.

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“Having the opportunity to serve others is a priority.

I believe it’s what we’re supposed to do.”

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iving back to the community is a hallmark of the Texas Rose Festival, and that trait was exhibited even more so this year.

When the festival was delayed by one year, the young women serving as part of this year’s rose royalty chose to spend more time volunteering in the community as part of their service. They served at the East Texas Food Bank, PATH and Meals on Wheels, among other places.

“Having the opportunity to serve others is a priority. I believe it’s what we’re supposed to do,” said Liz Ballard, executive director and museum curator for the Texas Rose Festival Association. “It’s great for the community to see that they are definitely willing to be ambassadors for the city and help volunteer for multiple organizations that need community service.”

Texas Rose Festival Queen Anna Grace Hallmark said she enjoyed volunteering and that it was an “eye-opening” experience for her.

“I didn’t realize how much of a need there was in the community until I had the opportunity to volunteer,” she said. “It was a really good experience.”

Hallmark said she believes “it’s good to give back to your community.” That’s been

a hallmark characteristic of the Texas Rose Festival for many years.

The Texas Rose Festival offers scholarships to deserving students in East Texas. The Rose Festival partners with the University of Texas at Tyler and pays full tuition, including room and board, for two Rose Scholars each year.

Additionally, the Texas Rose Festival supports the Tyler Police Foundation and makes a monetary contribution to a charity of choice for speakers at the Rose Festival luncheons.

Participants in the Texas Rose Festival also are encouraged in their volunteer service.

When the festival was delayed, Ballard said it offered an extended opportunity to focus on service to the community. It was a learning experience for many of the young women who participate in the festival.

“The court members learned first hand how valuable it is to serve in our local non-profits and I hope it will build a calling to continue to serve in their future,” she said.

Ballard hopes the community enjoys this year’s Texas Rose Festival, which volunteers have been working to ensure is better than ever.

“We encourage everybody to come out and support the Rose Festival,” she said. “It’s an exciting time to celebrate our city, our city’s mascot – the Rose – and to promote hospitality.”

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