Hometown: Complicated; from behind the Pine Curtain in deep East Texas to Wylie, Texas, by way of Louisiana. Also lived in McKinney, Texas, by way of England, Scotland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Brazil and elsewhere in the U.S. and around the world. Present City:...
Wilshire’s Stolen Lives display memorializes gun violence victims
More than 200 T-shirts created by Wilshire members in honor of gun violence victims have been installed along Abrams Road adjacent to the North Parking Lot. The display, called Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives), will be up through Sunday, June 9. Each shirt memorializes an...
Preparing for Worship
By Juliana Moore. Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day on which the worldwide Christian church remembers the gift of the Holy Spirit. To mark this occasion in the church year, our Sanctuary paraments and the choir stoles are red, symbolizing the tongues of flame...
I Am Wilshire: Donna Gregory
Hometown: Mt. Calm, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: I didn’t initially go to college after high school but later earned about 45 college credits attending evening classes at Eastfield. Profession: I retired from the Federal Government, where I was a tax...
Preparing for Worship: May 12, 2024
By Dorrell Brown Although I don’t do childish things anymore, my thoughts are sometimes childish, and my prayers can be, too. In my preparation for anything, prayer is usually done first, but like a child when it comes to some prayers, I’m at peace and might fall...
I Am Wilshire: Ann Hill
Hometown: Bellmead (outside Waco) Present City: Dallas Education: Baylor University Profession: Banking and Administration Tell us about your family. My ancestors moved from Arkansas to Texas just after the Civil War. I was born in Pursley Community outside Corsicana,...
I Am Wilshire: Jen Lovejoy
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: MS; Profession: Teacher; Tell us about your family. I have two sons, Charles, 8, and William, 7. My mother lives with us. I am a widow. How about your work or volunteer life? I teach sixth grade at Merriman Park...
I Am Wilshire: Jim Walton
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: UNT, Biology; UNT, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; Michigan, MBA. Profession: Physician (internist), health care executive; Tell us about your family. I’ve been married to Rhonda for 43 years. We raised four sons:...
I Am Wilshire: Dorothy Burrus
Hometown: Tulsa; Present City: Dallas; Education: Doctorate in education, Oklahoma State University; Tell us about your family. My husband, Hershel, and I met in college at OSU. We got married in 1941, and he left shortly after to serve in the Army during World War...
