This story was originally published in May 2016. Steve Tyrell ‘63 was headed back to Houston ... but first came an evening performance in Baltimore ... then a quick turnaround to New York before he finally touched down for the cozy comfort of his hometown ... for only a matter of hours. The re-route return [...]
A father of 10 children, ages preschool to postgraduate, is rarely in search of fresh challenges when there is precious personal and professional downtime in the dusk-to-dawn demands of the day-to-day world. John Rocha ‘89 is proving himself the exception by any variety of definitions and an elite manager beyond compare. In August he was [...]
This story was originally published March 2014. A recent 91st birthday wasn’t near enough reason for Jackie Burke `40 to break from his deeply rooted morning routine. He would be found in the hollows of what he believes is his grandest golfing accomplishment, the walls of his wood-paneled owner’s office lined with framed photographs, the [...]
This story was originally published in November 2014. For nearly two months his identity was a mystery but never his unquestioned commitment to ensure the all-encompassing future excellence of his alma mater. And now there is a face and a name to the driving force behind the No Substitute For Victory Challenge, thrusting the most [...]
This story was originally published in November 2015 Physics instructor Mike Lynch ‘94 has adopted a credo which guides him through the demands of life’s process, an internal compass directing his day-to-day. Meeting the challenge. Simple in design, decidedly more difficult in application. Meeting the challenge ... the mantra to which Lynch prescribes and [...]
Clark Sample ‘01 appeared to have his life heading forward all according to a conventional plan. A degree in Government from the University of Texas. Four years into a thriving oil and gas career in Fort Worth. A steady girlfriend with discussions of marriage. But by 2009 the Sample plan was gradually then permanently and [...]
Brandon Caraway ‘96 is never in search for a reason to rekindle his deep appreciation for an Eagle experience which impacts his life two decades removed from his St. Thomas graduation. The youngest-ever inductee and among the most recent to the STH Sports Hall of Fame embraced long ago a steep understanding of the opportunities [...]
Former Eagle state champion Cavan Biggio ‘13 took the next step in pursuing his dream of playing major league baseball while furthering cement the family’s legacy which already extends to the Hall of Fame. After three standout seasons at Notre Dame Biggio was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the [...]
Robby Smith '16 has received an appointment to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, one of the five federal service academies, where he intends to major in Maritime Transportation and eventually become a Houston Ship Channel Harbor Pilot or work in ship's finance as a tanker broker. Smith was nominated [...]
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