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‘Roo Mates

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith and Kevin Gallagher02

The Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith and Kevin Gallagher were married at First Congregational Church in Memphis, Tennessee, in December 2016. Stacy is the happy stepmother to Clayton, 23, Molly, 16, and Spencer, 13. Stacy completed her doctorate in education at the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in May 2016. She is the director of education and innovation at the Center of Excellence in Faith and Health at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis and recently served as interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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Dennis Kelly and Emily Webb06

Dennis Kelly and Emily Webb ’10 (MAT ’11) were married December 30, 2016, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sherman. Alumnae Cara Marusak Rouvaldt ’10, Kelley Eidt Batey ’10, Caroline Webb Martell ’11, Jessica Webb ’12, and Sarah Buhidma Caudill ’05 were among the bridesmaids. Groomsmen and ushers included James Erdle ’06, John Davenport ’06, Jake Shockley ’06, Don Ferguson ’06, and Paul Hoffmeyer ’06. Mallory Duesman Eichenberger ’10 (MAT ’11) and Molly Banas ’09 were lectors. Other alumni in the wedding party included the bride’s father Claude Webb ’77 (MA ’79) and her brother-in-law Patrick Martel ’08. Dennis and Emily live in Plano, where Emily is a high school Spanish teacher. Dennis is a professional baseball trainer at Strike Performance, the junior varsity baseball coach at St. Mark’s School of Texas, and hockey trainer at Clarke Athletics. Many alumni attended the wedding and reception, especially representing baseball, Alpha Delta Chi sorority, and Phi Sig fraternity members from the 1970s.

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Victoria Briscoe and Michael O’Connor13

Victoria Briscoe and Michael O’Connor ’10 were married July 3, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. Victoria is the daughter of alumni John ’81 and Tina Cornelius Briscoe ’82 (MAT ’83) and niece of David ’83 (MAT ’84) and Margie Briscoe Norman ’83. Many, many ’Roos were in attendance. The bridal party included maid of honor Hannah Briscoe ’15, matron of honor Lauren Hill Rose ’13, and bridesmaid Emily Olvera ’13. Groomsmen were Jordan Rose ’11, Navid Daryapayma ’10, Dallas Key ’10, Tres Ellis ’11, and Neal Spradlin ’10.

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Karah Garcia and Joey BergeronKarah Garcia and Joey Bergeron were married December 30, 2016, in Katy, Texas, with many alumni attending, including father of the bride Gilbert Garcia ’79 and officiant Michael Garcia ’96, uncle of the bride. Matron of honor was Montine Garcia-Miller ’11, sister of the bride, and the bride’s cousins Victoria McCartney ’17 and Margaux McCartney ’18 were bridesmaids. Many other alumni attended including those pictured, left to right, Scott Meara ’13, Gilbert Garcia ’79, Edward Garcia ’80, Joshua Zachary ’18, Margaux McCartney ’18, Karah Garcia ’13, Montine Garcia-Miller ’11, Victoria McCartney ’17, Vidur Marwaha ’17, Kimberly Tamara “Earles” Pollini ’98, and Michael Garcia ’96. Karah and Joey live in Austin, Texas. Karah works as a library assistant while she completes her master’s degree in library sciences with a focus on youth services. The new couple honeymooned in Disney World.


Liann Harris and Jon Payne14

Liann Harris and Jon Payne ’12 were married March 11 at Austin College’s Wynne Chapel. Alumni in the wedding party included Catherine McKenas ’14 and Anna Sliz ’14 as bridesmaids and Greg Payne ’14 as best man. The couple lives in Dallas where Liann is a management trainee for Enterprise Rent-ACar, and Jon is in his second year of residency at Methodist Dallas Charlton Hospital.

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