Hometown: Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey; Present City: Garland; Education: B.S. Technical Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology; Profession: Grief recovery specialist/coach; Tell us about your family. I am mom to Kenneth, 19. He attends the Notre Dame School,...
Preparing for Worship
What has been before will continue to be, and what has been done before will continue to be done — there’s nothing new under the sun! —Ecclesiastes 1:9 Sometimes we feel just like the writer of Ecclesiastes. We get stuck in our daily routine. Everything seems...
I Am Wilshire: Laurie Diffee
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.S. in education, Baylor University; Profession: IT Engineer at GuideStone Financial Resources (formerly the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention); Tell us about your family. My husband, Mike, and I have...
I Am Wilshire: Mary Lu Hare
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Fort Worth; Education: B.A., Marketing, Texas Woman’s University; M.P.A., Texas A&M University; I start my M.P.H. online this fall with Boston University. Profession: Senior manager for scientific sessions program at American Heart...
I Am Wilshire: Rhonda Walton
Hometown: Fort Worth; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.A. in English from Texas Christian University; M.D. from Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; Residency in Pediatrics at Dayton Children’s Hospital; Profession: Pediatrician (retired); Tell us about...
I Am Wilshire: David Beck
Hometown: Paducah, Texas; Present city: Justin, Texas; Education: UT–Austin, Business; Profession: Business Management; Tell us about your work. For 26 years my family has operated a restoration service business, cleaning buildings after water and fire damage losses...
I Am Wilshire: Gina Ortegon
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida; Present City: Allen; Education: Bachelor of Interior Design, Auburn University; Profession: Manufacturers’ Sales Rep; Tell us about your family. I’m married to Ronnie Ortegon, and we have three daughters: Elena, 22, Erika, 22, and Ana,...
I Am Wilshire: Price Tinsley
Hometown: Garland; Present City: Garland; Education: BA, University of North Texas; Profession: Texas Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division; Tell us about your family. I am married to Sara, who I met at Wilshire in 2001. We have two children, Gillian,...
I Am Wilshire: Steven Murray
Hometown: It’s complicated! Present City: Dallas (Lake Highlands); Education: Baylor University, Bachelor of Music and Master of Business Administration; Profession: Public Finance Investment Banker; Tell us about your family? I was raised in a very strong Catholic...
I Am Wilshire: Judy Coleman
Hometown: Abilene, Texas; Present city: Dallas; Education: Hardin Simmons University, B.S., Education; Southern Methodist University, M.L.A. Tell us about your family. I have two younger sisters and one brother, two grown children, Robert and Claire, and three...