The theme for the 85th annual Texas Rose Festival is "Rock the Rose." (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Young men serve as escorts during the Texas Rose Festival. They are seen during the Queen’s Coronation, the Rose Festival Parade and Queen’s Tea.

Logan Northcutt Abernathy, son of Mr. and Mrs Craig Logan Abernathy, of Longview, attends Texas Christian University.

He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He has siblings who have participated in the festival.

William Duer Alcorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Roberts, of Houston, attends The University of Texas at Austin. He is in Texas RHO fraternity and competes in intramural sports.

Family members include his  siblings, Hailey Roberts, Charles Alcorn and Judy Roberts.

Noah Alden Bain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Bain, of Tyler, attends the University of Alabama, where he is a business management major.

Bain is in Bama Catholic Student Ministry, Outdoor Adventures Club and Intramural Football League.

His mother was a coronation dresser. His father was an escort and helped stage the Rose Parade. Thomas Morgan Bain, his brother, and Michael Edward Jarrett Jr., his cousin, were escorts.

James Meyer Beuerlein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Delton Beuerlein, attends the University of Texas at Austin. He is an economics and urban planning major and in TxRho SAE fraternity.

He is in the Liberal Arts Honors Program, is his fraternity’s assistant rush captain and a volunteer for Darrell K. Royal Alzheimer’s Research Fund.

Anthony Joseph Bisagno Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bisagno, of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University. He is a business major and in Kappa Alpha fraternity.

His mother, Dottie Harper Bisagno, has served the festival on committees, as a chaperone and Queen’s Tea volunteer.

He has two brothers, Harper and Oliver Bisagno.

McCray Knox Boozer, son of Dr. and Mrs. Kent Byron Boozer, of Whitehouse, attends Baylor University, where he is pre-dental and is majoring in economics. He is in Sigma Chi fraternity.

As a member of American Student Dental Association, he volunteers at the Salvation Army. He is also in Alpha Lambda Delta honor society.

His mother, Stephanie McCray Boozer, has served as a festival chaperone and on committees. His father is in Order of the Rose.

His siblings are Quinn and Blaire Boozer.

Charles Marshall Boyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Marshall Boyd, of Fort Worth, attends The University of Texas at Austin. He is a liberal arts major and in Texas Rho fraternity.

He volunteers in support of the Darrell K. Royal Alzheimer’s Research Fund.

His sister is Claudia Kathleen Boyd.

Bennett Randall Bretches, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Clay Bretches, of Houston, is a petroleum engineering major at Louisiana State University and is in Kappa Sigma fraternity.      

His sister, Lamar Katherine, was a duchess and his brother, William Porter, was an escort.

David Willard Williams Cardwell, son of Dr. and Mrs. David Williams Cardwell attends Texas Christian University where he is studying communication.

Cardwell is in Kappa Sigma fraternity and the Energy Club.  

Family members who have participated in the festival include Hallie Powell Cardwell, mother, lady-in-waiting; Jack J. Powell, grandfather, escort to Queen Dorothy Bell Finn; Hallie Tom Powell, grandmother, volunteer; Kim Powell, cousin, duchess; Rob Powell, cousin, escort to Queen Claire Duncan; Nixon Powell VanDeventer, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Laura Powell Anderson, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Jaime Powell, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Stanton Powell, uncle, escort; Jay Powell, uncle, escort; Connally Powell, cousin, escort; and Walt Powell, cousin, page.   

James Michael Clyde, son of Mr. Calvin Nelson Clyde IV and Ms. Elizabeth Harvey Clyde, of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin, where he is a government major and a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He was a scepter bearer to the queen in 2008.

His father, Calvin Nelson Clyde IV, served as an escort in 1983, and his mother, Elizabeth Harvey Clyde, served as an attendant in 1973 and a lady-in-waiting in 1981. His sister, Sarah Elizabeth Clyde, was attendant to the queen in 1996 and was the 2008 queen and his sister, Rachel Vanderpool Clyde, was the 2013 queen. His brother, Calvin Nelson Clyde V, was attendant to the queen in 1996 and an escort in 2010.

Other family participation in the festival includes great-grandmother, Patsy Kittrell Clyde, 1939 duchess; great-grandfather, Calvin Nelson Clyde Jr., 1939 escort; great-grandfather, M.J. Harvey, 1947 festival president; aunt, Nancy Harvey Blomdahl, 1976 lady-in-waiting; uncle, John Milton Harvey, 1978 escort; aunt, Leigh Agnew Clyde, 1988 lady-in-waiting; aunt, Anna Clyde Malone, 1996 queen; uncle, John Kittrell Clyde, 1991 attendant, 2002 escort; great-aunt, Carole Clyde Wilson, 1963 Princess; great-uncle, Oran Luther Ferrell, 1968, queen’s escort; great-aunt, Pamela Ferrell Shillinglaw, 1971, lady-in-waiting; great-aunt, Eloise Clyde Chandler, 1974 queen.

Family participation also included Katherine Clyde Ramsey, 1967, queen; David Wiley Clyde, 1967, attendant; Frances Harvey Keaton, 1974 lady-in-waiting; Ellenor Clyde Welch, 1967 attendant and 1975 lady-in-waiting; Katherine Harvey Diamond, 1987, lady-in-waiting; Lora Beth Clyde Arnold, 1988, queen; Carrie Ehmann Clark, 1990, lady-in-waiting; Caroline Ferrell Wall, 1993 lady-in-waiting; Corbin Watson Ferrell, 1996 escort; Aaron Freeman Paul, 1998 escort; Lauren Taylor Paul, 2000 lady-in-waiting; Patrick Ferrell Buckley, 2000 escort; Mimi Clyde Chandler, 2002 duchess; Elizabeth Blomdahl Spivey, 2003 lady-in-waiting; Caroline Wells Chandler, 2004 duchess; Amanda Harvey Blomdahl, 2008 lady-in-waiting; Abigail Slade Clyde, 2008 attendant; Lauren Ferrell Clyde, 2008 attendant and 2017 lady-in-waiting; Bryce Harvey 2011 escort to the queen; Claire Ann Malone, 2013 attendant; and Emma Shea Malone, 2017 attendant.

Harlan Robert Crow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Rogers Crow, of Dallas, attends The University of Texas at Austin. He is majoring in finance and is in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.  

Crow participates in recreational athletics, hunts and performs community service.  

He is the grandson of the late Margaret and Trammell Crow, of Dallas, and Mary Ellen Raymond and the late George Francis Raymond, of Naples, Florida.

His siblings are Jack and Sarah Crow.

Morgan Mewbourne Cuenod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cuenod Jr., of Houston, attends Sewanee, The University of the South. He is a psychology major and is in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the University Choir.

Cuenod’s mother, Dorothy Mewbourne Cuenod, and his aunts, Ruth Mewbourne Buckley and Julie Mewbourne Greene, were ladies-in-waiting. His brothers, Cameron and Kirby, were escorts. Others who have been involved in the festival include Hale Buckley, cousin, escort to the queen; Merritte Green and Griffin Greene, both cousins and escorts; Anne Gray Buckley, cousin, duchess  and trainbearer; Wills Greene, cousin, escort; and Ruth Mewbourne Buckley and Julie Mewbourne Greene, both aunts and past volunteers.

Caleb Nicholas Culver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Culver, of Tyler, attends the University of Oklahoma. He is an economics major and in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Culver is on the dean’s list and is in Army ROTC, Young Life and a campus organization that supports Children’s Hospital Foundation.

His mother, Laura Nichols Culver, was a lady-in-waiting and volunteer. His father, Matthew, was an escort, parade volunteer and in Order of the Rose.

Others who have participated include Cynthia Culver, aunt, lady-in-waiting; James Culver, uncle, escort; Lynda Nichols Evans, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Melanie Nichols Broughton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Nichols Boone, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Emily Kaye Evans, cousin, 2017 rose queen; Blakely Broughton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Kristin Broughton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; and John Boone, cousin, attendant.

His siblings are Andrew and Anna Culver.

John Charles “Jace” Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Paul Evans, of Tyler, attends the University of Mississippi. He is majoring in integrated marketing and communication and is in Kappa Sigma fraternity.

He was a social chairman for his dorm and is in Rho Alpha Interfraternal Council.

His sister is Conley McKibben Evans.

Clayton Hunter Faulconer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Galen Faulconer, of Tyler, attends the University of Alabama. He is studying business and is in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He is on the dean’s list.

Family members who have participated in the festival are Galen Faulconer, father, escort; Grayson Faulconer, brother, queen’s escort; Frances Faulconer, sister, attendant; Grant Faulconer, uncle, escort; Sarah Sands, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Catherine Faulconer, aunt, lady-in-waiting; and Lauren Sands, cousin, duchess.

Gallant Walker Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gallant Walter Floyd, of Fort Worth, attends Texas A&M University where he is a business major. 

He is involved in Gilbert Leadership Conference and The Big Event.

Gallant William Floyd, his grandfather, and his father, were escorts.

Nicholson Torrey Forman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Forman, of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin. He is a sports management major and in Sigma Alpha Epsilon Texas Rho fraternity.

He is the fraternity’s assistant rush captain and is involved in intramural basketball and the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church.

His mother, Lisa Barnard Forman, has served on the Rose Show Committee and as a Kickoff Party host. His father was an escort.

Richard Oran Forman, his uncle, was an escort and Larkin Watson Forman, his aunt, was a lady-in-waiting.

He has a brother, Jackson David Forman.

Williams Spain Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drew Greene, attends the University of Oklahoma. He is an advertising major and in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. 

Family members who have been involved in the festival include Julie Mewbourne Greene, mother; Donald Drew Greene, father; Curtis Merritte Greene, brother; Griffin Hunt Greene, brother; Curtis Williams Mewbourne, grandfather; Joanne Zaenglein Mewbourne, grandmother; Cameron Williams Cuenod, cousin; Kirby Pillot Cuenod, cousin; Alvin Hale Buckley, cousin; Anna Gray Buckley, cousin; Dorothy Mewbourne Cuenod, aunt; Ruth Mewbourne Buckley, aunt; and John Roe Buckley, uncle.

Marshall Slaughter Hammack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dunstan Hammack, of Dallas, is a business major at Texas A&M University and in Phi Delta fraternity.

He is active in business leadership group, weight lifting and his fraternity.

Family members who have been involved in the festival include, Melinda Marshall Hammack, mother, duchess; Sam T. Bracken, great-great-uncle, escort; Jeff McLean Bracken, great-uncle, escort; Jeanne Shirey Bracken, great-great-aunt, duchess; Francis Lee Lawrence, cousin, escort and festival president; Virginia Ann Lewis Lawrence, great-aunt, lady-in-waiting; Shirley Bracken Evans, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Patricia Lewis Chambers, 1958 rose queen; Glenda Bracken Williams, cousin, princess; and Robert Allen Bracken Sr., cousin, scepter bearer and escort.

Also: Mary Jon Lewis Bryan, great-aunt, lady-in-waiting; Sally Price Fischer, cousin, lady-in-waiting; John Paul Price, cousin, escort; Martha Lewis Marshall, grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Frances Ann Lawrence, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Amy Jane Lawrence Walton, cousin, 1977 rose queen; John Bracken Bryan, cousin, trainbearer; Pete Lewis Chambers, cousin, trainbearer; Nancy Ann Bracken, cousin, duchess; Linda Bracken Evans West, cousin, duchess; Kay Kastner Chambers Otte, cousin, duchess; Susan Lewis Chambers Peddicord, cousin, duchess; Mary Elizabeth Lawrence Berry, cousin, lady-in-waiting and trainbearer; Alicia Bryan, cousin, duchess; Margaret Lewis Marshall Barnes, aunt, duchess; Mary Jon Lewis Marshall Hayne, aunt, duchess; Robert Lewis Marshall II, uncle, escort; Samantha Price Fischer, cousin, 1989 rose queen; Sarah Adeline Price, cousin, attendant; Molly Lewis Chambers Boyd, duchess; John Paul Price Jr., cousin, escort; and James Joseph Fischer II, cousin, escort.

Also: Alicanne McLean Bracken Benedum, cousin, duchess; Samuel Bracken Walden, cousin, trainbearer and queen’s escort; Robert Allen Bracken II, cousin, escort; Henley Shirey Bracken, cousin, duchess; Jeff Atticus Bracken, cousin, escort; Molly Louise Berry, cousin, trainbearer; Claire Elizabeth Cannan Busch, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Lee Lawrence Cannan, cousin, escort; Mary-Lawson Bracken Walden, cousin, 2010 rose queen; James Joseph Fischer III, cousin, attendant; Hallie Bracken West Swope, cousin, duchess; Annalee Lewis Walton, cousin, duchess; John Burton Barnes IV, cousin, escort; Gracie Lee Chambers, cousin, duchess; Hannah Bracken Skaran, cousin, duchess; and Matthew Bracken Evans, cousin, escort.

William Scot Ison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scot Ison, of Houston, attends The University of Texas at Austin where he is majoring in finance. 

He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Texas Rho fraternity.

Cameron Lee Kidd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trant L. Kidd, of Tyler, attends Tyler Junior College. 

Family members who have been involved in the festival include Tiffany Daughtry Kidd, stepmother, volunteer and lady-in-waiting; Trant Kidd, father, Order of the Rose; Elizabeth Louise Kidd, sister, lady-in-waiting; L. Lee Kidd, grandfather, escort; Lex L. Kidd, uncle, escort; Patricia Trant Kidd, grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Barbara Kidd Caserta, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Harry L. Caserta Jr., cousin, escort and Order of the Rose president; Tommy Lee Fuller, cousin, escort; Jordan Gist Daughtry, attendant and escort; and Melissa Kidd Heidrick, lady-in-waiting.

Blake Remington King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey John King, of Rockdale, attends The University of Texas at Austin, where he is majoring in finance.

His sister is Eve Danielle King. 

Matthew Paul Latta, son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul N. Latta, of Tyler, attends Stephen F. Austin State University. He is majoring in forestry and wildlife management.

He is in the Association for Fire Ecology and The Wildlife Society. 

His parents are supporters of the festival’s Thursday Luncheon and have volunteered on committees. Andrew Latta, his brother, was an escort.

Patrick Lawrence Malone III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawrence Malone Jr., of Dallas, attends Baylor University. He is majoring in finance and energy commerce and is in Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Family members who have participated in the festival include Haleigh Lynne Roberts, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Madeline Leigh Roberts, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Meredith Foster Roberts, aunt, volunteer; Stephen Christopher Short, uncle, escort; and Belinda Foster Short, aunt, publicity coordinator.

He also has a sister, Caroline Malone.

Louis Edward Martin IV, son of Mr. Louis Edward Martin III and Mrs. Carter Johnson Martin, of Fort Worth, attends the University of Texas at Austin. He is majoring in physical culture and sports and is in Texas Rho fraternity and its Investment Club.

Sheila Broderick Johnson, his grandmother, was a duchess.

His sister is Josie Martin.

Adam Blake McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry McKinney, of Tyler, attends Tyler Junior College. He is majoring in marketing.

Family members who have participated in the festival include Jimmy Negem Jr., escort; Nicholas Negem, escort; and Grace Negem, lady-in-waiting.

His siblings are Phillip and Emily McKinney.

Christopher Thomas Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Blount IV, of Dallas, attends Texas State Technical College in Waco and is studying construction management.

He is in a car club. 

Family members who have participated in the festival include Jane Harvey Parker, Clair Parker Tompkins, Kathryn Miller Anderson, Margaret Miller Pierce, and Carol Ann Dillard, all cousins who have been duchesses.

Other family members include Natalie Jane Miller, duchess; Mrs. and Mrs. Eric Christian, stepsister and husband; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Blount, stepbrother and wife; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Green, stepsister and husband

William Forrest Pressler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Townes G. Pressler Jr., of Houston, attends University of Southern California. He is a business major and in Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

He is active in leadership and intramural volleyball.

His father was an escort.

Ryan Scott Prince, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott F. Prince, of Fort Worth, attends Texas Christian University. He is a business major and in Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

He hunts and plays lacrosse.

Bradford Turner Rejebian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Rejebian, of Dallas, attends the University of Mississippi. He is majoring in integrated communications and is in Sigma Nu fraternity.

He participated in the Sigma Nu Charity Bowl fundraiser.

His brother, Clayton Rejebian, also attends the University of Mississippi.

Reid Alexander Russell, son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Russell II, of Tyler, attends Southern Methodist University. He is a computer science major and in Phi Delta Theta fraternity. 

He is active in Mustang Rocketry.

Abigail Russell, his sister, was a lady-in-waiting.

Bolling Hall Sasnett IV, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bolling Hall Sasnett III, of Houston, attends Texas Christian University. He is a business major and in Kappa Sigma fraternity.

He is active in Student Movement Youth Group, intramural soccer and Ducks Unlimited.

His brother is Steele Hunter Sasnett.

Robert Schnitzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Weingarten Schnitzer, attends the University of Texas at Austin. 

He is a member of TxRho SAE fraternity.

Marshall King Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott McMillan, of Tyler, and Kingsley Smith and Ms. Robin Sax, of Los Angeles, attends LeTourneau University. He is majoring in computer science network security.

His mother, Diana Taylor McMillan, was rose queen in 1984. His father, Kingsley Edward Smith, was her escort.

Others who have participated include Taylor Margaret Smith, sister, lady-in-waiting; Hanna McMillan, stepsister, lady-in-waiting; MaGee Smith, cousin, attendant and lady-in-waiting Henry Smith, cousin, escort; Charles Taylor, cousin, escort; Laura Boldt Jones, cousin, duchess; Rebecca Taylor Scott, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Tim Taylor, uncle, escort; Evans Smith, uncle, escort; Elizabeth Smith Ortega, aunt, rose queen in 1997; Joan Hertz Taylor, grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Glenn Taylor, grandfather, escort; Betty Marsh, great-grandmother, volunteer; and Elizabeth Marsh Ellis, grandmother, lady-in-waiting. 

Also: Judy Taylor Boldt, great-aunt, lady-in-waiting; Suzanne Taylor Shipman, great-aunt, lady-in-waiting; Bob Boldt, great-uncle, escort; Will Marsh, cousin, escort; Audrey Marsh Wharton, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Lucy Marsh Breedlove, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Will Marsh, cousin, escort; Emma Ferguson, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Allen Bell, cousin, festival president; Henry Bell III, cousin, festival president; and Jay Ferguson, cousin, escort.

Walter Herd Snider IV, son of Lynette and Trey Snider, attends Lynn University.

Family members who have participated in the festival include Walter Herd Snider III, father, escort; Katherine Snider Reid, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Rebecca Snider Tillson, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Jennifer Snider Holland, aunt; lady-in-waiting; Courtney Martin Bagot, lady-in-waiting; Elise Martin, lady-in-waiting; Kaitlyn Martin, lady-in-waiting; Taylor Tillson, lady-in-waiting; and Jack Hawkins, escort.

Garrett Charles Tauscher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Tauscher, of Tyler, attends Kansas State University. He is a finance major and the intramural chairman of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He also is in Alpha Kappa Psi business organization and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and on the dean’s list.

His siblings are Morgan, Jordan and Gannon Tauscher.

A commemorative magazine featuring the Tyler Morning Telegraph’s coverage of the 2018 Texas Rose Festival can be purchased online here.