TRF2020 Escorts
Published 2:16 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Carlos William Abello, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Abello, of Houston, attends Princeton University, where he is majoring in economics and is on the baseball team. He is active in Athletes in Action Christian Group and Business Today Club. Hi sister is Mia Abello.
Collins Michael Arnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arnett, of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin, where he is majoring in business and is a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is active in Student Mobilization organization and plays on an intramural basketball team. His brother, MacLean Arnett, attends All Saints Episcopal.
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Alexander Curtis Baker II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Blair Baker, of Dallas, attends Harvard University, where he is concentrating in economics and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He is active in the Harvard Financial Analysts Club, Harvard Yearbook Publications and the Hasty Pudding Club.
Brandon Reid Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Joseph Bell, of Tyler, attends Texas Tech University, where he is majoring in biology.
Julius Andrew Bergfeld Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andrew Bergfeld of Tyler, attends Texas Christian University, where he is majoring in history/pre-law and is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is the recipient of the TCU Founder’s Academic Scholarship.
His mother, Shawn Dillard Bergfeld, has served on many Coronation committees including those responsible for wardrobe, wardrobe properties, doorkeeper, graphics, hospitality, makeup and hairdressing and order of appearance as well as being charge of the Ladies Luncheon. His father, Julius Andrew Bergfeld, has served as president of the Order of the Rose.
Other family members who have participated in the festival include Julius Louis Bergfeld Jr., grandfather, escort; Cecile Bergfeld Barr, great-aunt, queen’s attendant and lady-in-waiting; John H. Barr, great-uncle, president of the Texas Rose Festival Association; Susie Bergfeld Lofquist, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Brad Bergfeld, uncle, attendant; Kaylyn Kerr Bergfeld, aunt, queen’s attendant and lady-in-waiting; Caroline Lofquist, cousin, attendant and a 2020 lady-in-waiting; and Claire Lofquist, cousin, attendant.
Many members of his Barr, Bergfeld, Knight and Nash family relationships have served through the years as duchesses, escorts and attendants.
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Harper Monroe Bisagno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bisagno, of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University, where he is majoring in economics and is in Kappa Alpha fraternity. His mother, Dottie Bisagno, has served on Queen’s Tea and Coronation committees. Other family members who have been in the festival include Anthony Bisagno Jr., brother, escort; and Oliver Bisagno, escort.
Brandon Scott Braly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joey Braly, of Tyler, attends Tyler Junior College, where he is majoring in business administration. He been a volunteer at East Texas Food Bank and The Salvation Army. His mother, Kimberly Thompson Braly, has served on the Queen’s Tea Committee and as a dresser during several festivals. Other family members who have participated include Bryce Robert Braly, who was an escort.
George Philip Moore Brownlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Casey Brownlow, of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin, where he is majoring in government and is in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was an attendant to Rose Queen Rachel Clyde.
His Mother, Kelley Moore Brownlow, has served in many roles including being in charge of the Ladies’ Luncheon, Men’s Luncheon, Rose Show, Rose Ball, Queen’s Tea and Winter Gala. She has chaired Coronation committees in charge of the script, program, royalty and accessories and has been the administrative assistant to the president of the Texas Rose Festival Association. His father has been president of the Texas Rose Festival Association and Order of the Rose. His brother, Harris Kelley Brownlow, was an attendant to Rose Queen Katie Peltier.
Colton Clay Cavender, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Courtney Cavender, of Tyler, attends Texas Christian University, where he is majoring in business and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is on the college’s golf team.
His mother, Jacqueline Skeens Cavender, has served on and chaired many festival committees over the years. His father is in Order of the Rose and in 1987 was an escort to duchess of the rose growers.
Other family members who have participated in the festival include Conley Cavender, sister, attendant to the queen; Cline Cavender, sister, attendant; Morgan Cavender, cousin, lady-in-waiting; McClain Cavender, cousin, lady-in-waiting; and Drew Cavender, cousin, escort.
Caleb Bernard Frederick, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne Frederick, of Longview, attends the University of Arkansas where he is majoring in mechanical engineering and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He is active on the Community Service Committee and Head for the Kappa Alpha Order. His mother, Jamie Hooten Frederick, has served as head of the Escort Committee and on other Coronation committees over the years. His brother, Haddon Wayne Frederick, was an escort.
Graydon Hugh Findlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Findlay, of Tyler, attends Baylor University, where he is majoring in management information systems and is in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He plays on an intramural soccer team and is his fraternity’s rush chairman. His mother, Melinda Chance Findlay, has helped decorate floats in the Rose Parade and his father is a member of Order of the Rose and has supported the Strutters. His brother, Eric Chance Findlay, has been an escort.
Garrett Richard Gowin, son of Ginger Rice Fair, of Tyler, and the late Richard Hugh Gowin, attends Texas Tech University, where he is majoring in mechanical engineering and is in Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He plays on intramural sports teams and raises funds for his fraternity’s philanthropy, Wounded Warriors. Gowin served as an attendant to Rose Queen Haley Anderson.
His mother, Ginger Fair, was a rose queen, attendant to a rose queen and has served on Rose Show and Wardrobe committees. Other family members who have participated in the festival include Alexandria Gowin, sister, attendant and lady-in-waiting;, Mimi Fair, aunt, rose queen; Wood Fair, uncle, escort; Allen Fair, uncle, member of Order of the Rose; Janet Fair, aunt, service on committees; James Fair, grandfather, president of Rose Festival Association and member of Order of the Rose; Nancy Fair, grandmother, served on Queen’s Tea and committees; Betty Gordon Anderson, cousin, attendant and lady-in-waiting; Emily Gordon Gabriel, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Kay Fair, cousin, attendant and rose queen; Haley Anderson, cousin, rose queen; Winn Anderson, cousin, duchess; and Hadley Brewer, cousin, attendant. Other relatives who have served in the festival include Janet Ray Hills, Gus Gordon and Bart and Fairfax Fair.
Clark Watson Grigsby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grigsby, of New Canaan, Connecticut, attends the University of Texas at Austin, where he majoring in economics and corporate communications and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Family members who have been in the festival include Virginia Claire Clark, cousin, duchess; and Mary Catherine Clark, cousin, duchess. His brothers are Jake and Bates Grigsby.
Homer Bryce Holt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Solon Holt, of Tyler, attends Indiana University, where he is majoring in jazz studies and is in Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is a Premier Young Artist Scholar and performs in the Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble, an award winning collegiate group. He attends Marvin United Methodist Church.
His mother, Jennifer McMillin Holt, was a duchess and has served on Ladies’ Luncheon, Queen’s Tea and Wardrobe committees. His father is a past president of the Strutters and is a member of Order of the Rose. James McMillin Holt, his brother, was an escort.
James Ryan House, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ryan House, of Houston, attends Dartmouth College, where he is majoring in economics. He is on the college’s baseball team. He is active in CHaD Hero, an organization that works with kids at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Family members who have been in the festival are Kimberly Ann Birdwell House, aunt, duchess; Meagan Elizabeth House, cousin, duchess; Susan Johnston Birdwell, wife’s grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Thomas Allen Birdwell, wife’s grandfather, escort.
Christopher Irwin Jones Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Irwin Jones Sr., of Tyler, attends University of Arkansas, where he is majoring in business and marketing and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He is active in intramural sports and the Student Mobilization organization.
His mother, Nancy Carter Jones, has served on festival committees and his father has been president of Strutters. Other family members who have participated in the festival include Barbara Wray Johnson, head of Coronation and Royalty committees; Kathy Wray Bright, lady-in-waiting; Jill Jones Swaya, lady-in-waiting; Anne Jones Cutchins, lady-in-waiting; Allison Jones Hamman, lady-in-waiting; Ann Johnson Lilly, lady-in-waiting; Sheri Satterwhite, duchess; Kimberly Bright Henderson, lady-in-waiting; Tiffany Bright, lady-in-waiting; Elizabeth Lilly Byrd, queen; Margaret Ann Lilly Millett, lady-in-waiting; Cecil Vaughn Cutchins IV, escort; Allison Cutchins Watson, duchess; Christopher Irwin Jones Sr., escort; Carter Anne Jones, attendant and lady-in-waiting.
Jackson Scott Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scott Jordan, of Tyler, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in engineering. He plays on intramural sports teams.
His mother, Stacie Gabriel Jordan, was a lady-in-waiting, chair of the Hospitality Committee and member of Order of Appearance, Wardrobe, Makeup and the Queen’s Tea committees. His father has been a longtime festival sponsor. Other family members who have participated include Don Gabriel, grandfather, escort; Stan Gabriel, uncle, escort; Lucy Gabriel, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Karen Westmoreland Gabriel, grandmother, member of Coronation, Queen’s Tea and Parade committees; Kate Jordan, sister, Queen’s Tea junior hostess and attendant dresser; and Sarah Jordan, sister, Queen’s Tea junior hostess.
Kenneth Threlkeld Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Knight, of Tyler, attends the University of Texas at Austin, where he is majoring in business and is in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors program and Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity.
He on the his fraternity’s Philanthropy Committee and the dean’s list and is in Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and the university’s orchestra.
His mother was a lady-in-waiting and Royalty Committee co-chair and has served on Men’s
Luncheon, Rose Show and Coronation committees. His father was an escort and usher and is in Order of the Rose and Strutters. Family members who have been in the festival include Grace Ann Knight, sister, attendant and lady-in-waiting; Mandy Threlkeld Lohner, aunt, lady-in-waiting;
Todd William Threlkeld, uncle, escort; Kristy Knight Dark, aunt, lady-in-waiting; Allision Knight
Badgett, aunt, lady-in-waiting. His grandparents are Cheryl Threlkeld, Kenneth Threlkeld, Elaine Knight and Will Knight.
James Walter Lightbourn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sayers Lightbourn III, of Dallas, attends the University of Texas in Austin, where he is majoring in finance and in Texas Rho fraternity. He is an assistant rush captain for the fraternity and member of Reformed University Fellowship.
His father, Walt Lightbourn, was as an escort. His brother is David Lightbourn. He is the grandson of Beverly Lightbourn Herrscher and the late Walter James Lightbourn Jr. and the late Jeannie Warren Monnich and David Herman Monnich.
Hudson Lanier Richey, son of Mr. & Mrs. Trice Ragon Richey, of University Park, attends Texas Christian University, where he is majoring in history and is in Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His mother, Courtney Hager Richey, was a lady-in-waiting and has been in charge of the Coronation script. His father was an escort.
Other family members who have participated in the festival include Marilyn Richey, grandmother, who has headed Registration Party, Rose Royalty, Queen’s Tea and Publicity committees; Susan Kerr Howard, grandmother, lady-in-waiting and the chair of Royalty, Escort, Coronation and Script committees; George Hager, grandfather, escort; Michael Adam Richey, uncle, escort; James Hager, uncle, escort; William Lanier Richey, cousin, escort; and Molly Claire Richey, cousin, lady-in-waiting. Her siblings are Susan and Paden Richey.
John Estel Stollenwerck Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stollenwerck, of Dallas, attends the University of Oklahoma where he is majoring in finance and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He is a volunteer at Dale Rogers Training Center, an agency supporting people with special needs. He was his pledge class president and is on the fraternity’s Social Committee.
His parents are longtime festival supporters and served as volunteers. His great-grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Estel A. Ellison, were festival supporters in its earliest years. His grandmother, Carol Ellison Stollenwerck, was the rose queen in 1952.
Other family members who have been in the festival include Ellison Stollenwerck Riley, aunt, duchess; Elizabeth Stollenwerck Hurley, aunt, duchess; and Sawyer Salvino Gibson, cousin, duchess.
Joseph Michael Wood Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wood Sr. of Waco, attends Texas A&M University where he is majoring in architecture and is in Kappa Alpha Order. He enjoys golf and plays guitar and drums and is a counselor at Camp LaJunta.
His brother is Henry Wood.