What brought you to Wilshire and when? The back seat of my parents’ car. I was 10 in 1961 when we moved to Dallas from San Antonio, where we attended Trinity Baptist. Buckner Fanning, the pastor there, had a preaching style similar to that of Bruce McIver, and the...
Hometown: Hebbronville, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: B.S. Communications and Education, UT Austin Profession: Senior Business Process Consultant, Bank Intelligent Automation at USAA Tell us about your family. I joined Wilshire in August 2025. I’m married to...
Hometown: Summit, New Jersey Present City: Oak Cliff, Texas (we like to think that the OC still has its own identity) Profession: Software developer Tell us about your family. I am married to Jennifer and we are fortunate to have three children — Noah, Haydn and Elly....
Hometown: Odessa Present City: Dallas Education: Texas Tech for a few semesters Profession: I was a career office worker; my last job was data entry clerk. Tell us about your family. My father was a traveling salesman. He taught his children how to play golf and water...
Hometown: Temple Present City: Dallas Tell us about your family. I met my wonderful wife, Gail, at Wilshire, and our son Andy met his lovely wife, Jessica, through Wilshire connections (thanks Mary Lu!). The four of us gratefully serve as deacons here. Andy and...
Hometown: Seattle, Washington Present City: Plano Education: I’m in 6th grade at Schimelpfenig Middle School in Plano ISD. Tell us about your family. I have two mothers, Katie and Sarah Fuller, and a goldendoodle named Archie. My dad, Austin Phillips, still lives in...
Hometown: West Salem, Wisconsin Education: Bachelor’s, Electrical Engineering Profession: Retired Engineering Manager Present city: Plano Tell us about your family. My wife, Teri, and I met and married in Dallas. We both grew up in Wisconsin and have three grown...
Hometown: St. Louis and Little Rock Profession: Real Estate Agent Tell us about your family. My husband of 62 years, Dewey Watson, and I are blessed with three children, terrific in-laws, and six grandchildren who are my heart. They make my life rich. How about your...
Name: Spencer Haley Long Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: I’ve attended five different colleges: Savannah College of Art and Design, Richland College, Brookhaven College, UNT and Kaplan College. One medical coding certificate. Zero degrees, but LOTS of...
Hometown: San Antonio Present City: Grand Prairie Education: B.M., Piano Performance (Baylor); M.M., Piano Performance (Univ. of Houston); D.M.A., Church Music/Piano Performance (Southwestern Seminary) Profession: Music professor, Dallas Baptist Univ. Tell us about...