38 June 2021 | prestonhollowpeople.com
Society
SILVER CUP LUNCHEON ATTENDEES DODGE RAINDROPS TO HONOR SELF, WILHELM
Donna Wilhelm and Sam Self (PHOTOS: GARY DONIHOO/F8STUDIO)
Attendees of The Arts Community Alliance Silver Cup Luncheon May 4 found themselves greeted at first by light sprinkles as they chatted on the lawn of the Annette Strauss Square at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. But the skies parted, and the sun arrived just in time to fete the two honorees, Sam Self and Donna Wilhelm. While enjoying chicken paillard and vanilla-rum caneles de Bordeaux, those gathered at the somewhat smaller outdoor event watched musicians from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform a Mozart piece in honor of Self, a dance performance by the Bruce Wood Dancers in honor of Wilhelm, and the debut of a new poem about Dallas by local poet Sherrie Zantea. The event chairs were Mary McDermott Cook and Jennifer Burr Altabef. – Staff report
Andy Smith, Paul Von Wupperfeld, Kim Noltemy, and James Leffler Mary McDermott Cook and Jennifer Altabef
Holly Mayer, Tara Lewis, and Carol March
Michael Meadows
Bill and Purvi Patel Albers
Three To Be Honored as Dallas Fathers of the Year Founded in 1976 by the late Sylvan Landau, the Father of the Year Awards celebration doesn’t just recognize Dallas-Fort Worth fathers; it also raises funds for local charities and scholarships for Dallas students - to the tune of $4 million for more than 86 children’s charities since its formation. “Each year, we continue the tradition of annually celebrating the accomplishments of three outstanding dads and what their own style of fatherhood contributes to the growth and encouragement of their children and the children of our community,” the organization explained. This year, Preston Hollow’s Tyrous Ingram will be among the three fathers honored. Ingram, who has been a McDonald’s f ranchisee for 19 years and owns and operates 16 restaurants in the area, employs more than 500 people. He has been married to Vera for 24 years and is dad to three - Middlebury College senior William, St. Mark’s senior Harrison, and Hockaday sophomore Lauren. Joseph DePinto, 7-Eleven CEO and council member of the George W. Bush
Joseph Depinto
Tyrous Ingram
Jack D. Furst
Presidential Center Military Service Initiative, and Jack D. Furst, founder and CEO of Oak Stream Investors and adjunct professor at the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas, are also being honored at the June 9
luncheon at Frontiers of Flight Museum. The organization outlines ways a father can be a good dad: • Being a good disciplinarian, • Allowing children to make mistakes, • Being open-minded,
• Teaching gratitude, • Accepting that his children are not exactly like him, • Leading by example, • Spending quality time with his chil dren, • Being supportive and loyal, • Challenging his children, • And showing unconditional love. “Even though he gets upset at his children’s faults and may lament that they did not attain what he hoped for them, a father loves his children no less for it,” the organization said. The 2021 Father of the Year committee was comprised of Jim Krohn, Bruce Newsome, Jack Wetzel, Ardo Fuentes, Chad Lacerte, Justin Lonon, Michael Meadows, Scott Murray, Melanie Ofenloch, Greg Sampson, Natalie Jenkins Sorrell, and Bob Teeter. Past honorees include Kern Wildenthal, Pierce M. Allman, Donnie Nelson, Robert J. Schlegel, Raymond D. Nasher, Kenneth Cooper, William Seay, H. Ross Perot, Trammell Crow, Tom Landry, Charley Pride, and Roger Staubach. – Staff report
