Tyler Catholic School FoundationP.O. Box 131175Tyler, TX 75713

FOUNDATION MEMBERS

DirectorsJohn P. Williams, PresidentCollin Maloney, President ElectRick Rayford, Vice PresidentDonald V. Emery, Secretary/ Executive DirectorVincent J. Richbourg, TreasurerMichael G. AllareKara CampBruce FaulknerJ. Daniel Jackman, MD, FACC (not pictured)Nancy LamarJames J. MazzuTimothy C. MeadsAndy G. NavarroGreg RichbourgMary Lou Tyer

Advisory Council Msgr. Milam J. JosephBishop Joseph E. StricklandVery Rev. Anthony McLaughlinJim FranzDale LongJane LumanMary SedberryKathy Shieldes HarryKeating ZeppaStaff Nickie MurchisonThe Foundation happily announces the appointment of our new Development Director, Nickie Murschison. She is a graduate of St. Gregory and Bishop T. K. Gorman.

The Tyler Catholic School Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors of civic, business and volunteer leaders chosen for their commitment to Catholic education.

Governed by the Foundation’s bylaws, the Board has authority and responsibility for the investment, management and distribution of the Foundation’s assets in support of St. Gregory Cathedral School and Bishop T. K. Gorman Regional Catholic School.

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OUR GENEROUS UNDERWRITERS

Bishop Joseph Strickland CircleVivian Kennedy

Bonnie and Rick Rayford

Monsignor Milam Joseph CircleMary Lauren and Bruce Faulkner

Kathleen and Collin MaloneyPeaches and Louis Owen

Cecelia and Dr. Peter SanfelippoRoyce Wisenbaker, Jr.

Paula Wisenbaker Whisenant

Monsignor John V. McCallum CircleErin and Michael AllareDolly and John DiebelCarol and Jim MazzuDr. Joe Prud’homme

Carolyn and Vincent RichbourgTrinity Mother Frances

Hospitals and Clinics

Monsignor Vincent Wolf CircleKim and Dr. Ray Brunson

Melissa and Dr. Virgil GonzalezDr. Donna and Dr. Wendell Hand

Rhona and Tim MeadsDr. Laura and Kevin O’Halloran

Bonnie Chitwood PalmerMerigale Manziel Pyron

Saleh Foundation - Danny SalehElizabeth and Dr. Herd Snider

Karen and John Williams

30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATORY DINNERTyler Catholic School Foundation Announces Record Attendance

On Sunday, December 8, The Tyler Catholic School Foundation celebrated its Thirtieth Anniversary with more than 180 friends, patrons and supporters at the Cathedral Center near downtown Tyler.

Starting the evening on a festive note, the T. K. Gorman student string ensemble performed as Gorman student ambassadors welcomed guests and benefactors.

Guest of honor and founder, Monsignor Milam Joseph, was warmly embraced by past parishioners, friends and clergy at the reception preceding the dinner.

Bishop Joseph Strickland and Bishop Edmond Carmody were both in attendance to greet supporters and invitees. Following welcoming remarks from TCSF Board member Rick Rayford, the St. Gregory Cathedral School Choir sang the invocation.

Collin Maloney, President-Elect, briefly illustrated the 30 years history, mission and goals of the Foundation, as he reminded the audience of his own Catholic school experience.

To everyone’s delight, students Rebecca Bowles (Gorman) and Joseph Benedict (St. Gregory) each delivered a heartfelt and inspiring address “What a Catholic education means to me.” Excerpts from their remarks are also included in this newsletter. Guests later described the remarks as “a timely reminder of the importance of supporting our two outstanding Catholic schools.”

Later in the program, Monsignor Joseph described these two students, representatives of our Catholic Schools, as filled with “awe” and “wonder” and our “greatest hope for the future.” Monsignor Joseph was honored with a Crystal Madonna in recognition of his beloved mother, Anne Joseph. A Crystal Madonna is awarded annually to completed scholarships funded at $25,000.

Additionally, Madonnas were awarded to Kelly and Danny Jackman, in honor of the Jackman Family Scholarship; Bishop Edmond Carmody, in recognition of the Bishop Carmody Scholarship; and Bishop Joseph Strickland, in honor of the Bishop Strickland Scholarship.

Most sincere appreciation goes to the Thirtieth Anniversary dinner co-chairs, Mary Lauren Faulkner and Vince Richbourg and the very generous Thirtieth Anniversary sponsors and underwriters who made the evening a success.

Monsignor Joseph with Dinner Co-Chair Mary Lauren Faulkner

Danny and Kelly Jackman receive a Crystal Madonna from Bishop Joseph Strickland for the establishment

of the Jackman Family Scholarship

Scholarships Established in 2013 Callanan Family Scholarship Chitwood and Palmer Memorial Scholarship Bruce and Mary Lauren Faulkner Scholarship Michael and Suzann Mahfood Scholarship Timothy and Rhona Meads Scholarship Bonnie and Rick Rayford Family Scholarship Vince and Carolyn Richbourg Scholarship

Other Endowments Established in 2013 John H. Carney Softball Endowment

Scholarships Fully Funded in 2013Bishop Edmond Carmody Scholarship Jackman Family Scholarship Anne Joseph Memorial Scholarship Joe and Charlene Martel Family Scholarship Bishop Joseph Strickland Scholarship

2013: A BANNER YEAR FOR THE TYLER CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATIONGenerous donors fully funded five scholarships at the $25,000 level. In addition, eight new funds were created which will be funded over time. These include seven new scholarship funds and an endowment for the Bishop T. K. Gorman soccer program.

Many thanks to all those whose commitment to Catholic education is reflected by their gifts to the Tyler Catholic School Foundation.

Monday, April 14, 2014 Willow Brook Country Club 12:30 pm • Shot-Gun Start$150 per player The Tyler Catholic School Foundation now accepts credit cards for payment

Lunch will be served before tournament; Snacks and beverages provided on course

For more information please contact: Beth Page at beth@myclassictoyota.com or call Beth at (903) 521-0934

SAVE THE DATE Come Join the Fun and Help Raise Money for Our Catholic Schools

Tyler Catholic School Foundation’s 22nd Annual Milam Joseph Golf Tournament Benefiting the Catholic Schools of Tyler

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DID YOU KNOW?• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation was founded in 1983 when the schools were in need of significant financial assistance.• Hundreds of students have received financial aid and merit scholarships over the past three decades.• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation has received over 4 million dollars in contributions since its inception.• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation has given over 1 million dollars to St. Gregory and Bishop Gorman over the past decade and over 2.5 million since 1985.• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation 30th Anniversary Appreciation Dinner in December recognized five newly funded scholarships and $750,000 in gifts.

The Tyler Catholic School Foundation (TCSF) is pleased to announce receipt of the largest gift in the history of the Foundation. Jack and Edna Gentile, generous supporters in their lifetimes, bequeathed more than $600,000 in a legacy gift through their estate to benefit our two Catholic schools. Jacqueline and Tim Hill, descendants of the Gentiles, will be recognized for the family’s outstanding generosity at the Foundation’s Annual Awards dinner later this year.

Receipt of this gift makes Jack and Edna Gentile members of the Tyler Catholic School Foundation Legacy Society. The TCSF Legacy Society celebrates and recognizes benefactors who have made a commitment to provide a contribution to the Foundation in their estate planning.

By supporting the Tyler Catholic School Foundation, you are giving a gift that lives forever. The greatest gift to coming generations who will benefit from a Catholic education is the perpetual gift provided for in a bequest made in estate planning. Please become a member of the TCSF Legacy Society by notifying us that you that you plan to make such a gift. We would like to recognize your commitment and thus inspire others to do the same.

For more information, contact Nickie Murchison at the Foundation’s office at (903) 526-5988 or nmurchison@tcsf.net. You may also contact Dr. J. Daniel Jackman, chair of the Tyler Catholic School Foundation Development Committee, at jackcajun@aol.com.

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WHAT A CATHOLIC EDUCATION MEANS TO ME By Joseph Benedict

Catholic education means three things to me: the quality of the education, the value of it being Catholic, and how they go together.

First is the Catholic part. Every day at St. Gregory we get to learn about God. We get to go to Mass on Thursdays, unlike public schools. I love how there is a cross everywhere so I can always turn to God and pray anytime. We learn to serve God and our neighbors. We do many

community service projects such as the canned food drive, and the fifth graders make blankets. Last year we donated OFF spray when there were a lot of mosquitoes.

Then there’s the educational part. I used to go to a public school and they didn’t help us learn as fast as we do here. I learn so much more at St. Gregory than I did there. We also have special programs such as Independent Researchers which allows me to be individually challenged. We have Independent Readers which allows me and encourages me to read more.

The teachers here always try to provide us with the right answer. They do things that we students could never do. They first have to learn all of the stuff themselves and then teach it to us. They help us to learn even if all of us have different styles of learning. They are our guiders and protectors. They love us and I believe that they truly know how to serve God and teach us to serve God.

I think that these two things {Catholic and Education} go together hand in hand. We are required to grow in our faith and I think the best place to do it is at St. Gregory.

TYLER CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION PRESENTS ANNUAL GIFT DURING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK On January 28, 2014, The Tyler Catholic School

Foundation (TCSF) presented its 2013 annual gift totaling

$110,000 to St. Gregory Cathedral School and Bishop T.K.

Gorman Regional Catholic School.

Presenting the checks, Board President, Collin Maloney

stated, “Since our inception over 30 years ago, the Tyler

Catholic School Foundation’s mission has been to support

our two outstanding Catholic Schools.” Accepting on behalf

of the students were Luis Vasquez, senior at Gorman and

Marley Maloney, second grader at St. Gregory.

Since its inception, the Tyler Catholic School Foundation has

contributed $2.7 million to Bishop T. K. Gorman Regional

Catholic School and St. Gregory Cathedral School.

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WHAT A CATHOLIC EDUCATION MEANS TO ME Excerpts from remarks by Rebecca Bowles made at the Thirtieth Anniversary Dinner

My name is Rebecca Bowles, and I am a junior at Bishop T.K. Gorman Regional Catholic School. Catholic schooling is in my blood. My uncles and mother went to Catholic schools in Houston, and both of my older sisters attended Gorman. Living in Athens Texas, I have been a part of the Catholic school system since the fourth grade. I am an A+ student taking advanced classes with a 4.0 GPA.

As captain of the swim team, member of the NASA club, founder of the STEM club, participant in math and art TAPPS, and flutist, there is not much extra time on my hands.

I have however, always had an acute awareness of the impact that Catholic school has had in my life: Opportunity. As a freshman, I had the incredible opportunity to work with a group of fellow Gorman students and NASA on the Orion capsule, a future manned mission to Mars. In this project we designed part

of the mock up module, a testing area for engineers and astronauts to improve, train, and simulate an actual mission. We helped to design parts of this module and were an integral part of the planning process, working directly with NASA and the UT Tyler engineering department.

Following this partnership, the group went to Korolev, Russia to participate in the International Space Olympics. We competed in tests in math, physics, and literature against students from countries around the world. This incredible chance allowed us to see how other countries learn, how their education systems differ from our own, and to see the skills it would take to succeed in a globally competitive environment. This spring I will be participating in the High School Aerospace Scholars program, an independent course offered by NASA focusing on the math and science behind the aerospace field.

None of this would have been possible without Gorman.

Due to the small size of the school, the teachers are given the unique opportunity to develop an individual interest in each student that passes through, wanting them to succeed and willing to help them do so. This interest in all the students is a distinctive characteristic of Catholic schools and Gorman in particular. The teachers develop a Christian love for each student and seek to help them, giving them confidence.

Catholic school has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. The sacrifices I must make to attend Gorman are well worth it, for the attention and opportunity that I receive in return far outweigh any cons of the situation. The Christian environment allows for teachers to encourage the students and this give students the confidence to go far in life. Because of everything that I have been able to do through the school, I have been shaped into the person I am today and am prepared to be a Christian example in whatever I do.

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Q&A WITH PRESIDENT COLLIN MALONEYIn January 2014, Collin Maloney was named President of the Tyler Catholic School Foundation. Collin shared his vision for the Foundation in this interview.

Q Collin, congratulations on your new position. What do you see as your most important goals and objectives as President?

A I think the overriding mission of the Tyler Catholic School Foundation has always been to support our two Catholic Schools. Although the demographics of Tyler have changed in the past 30 years, we remain focused on our core goal – to provide financial assistance to our schools and to insure that anyone who has a sincere desire to attend our schools can do so. In fact, 90 percent of our funds go to needy students to aid in their school tuition. To that end, we will continue increasing the number of scholarships and endowments to the Foundation.

Q You have recently established your own family scholarship. With two children in Catholic School, what prompted you to do this now?

A Many people don’t realize that you can establish a scholarship with the Foundation with as little as $100. The scholarship can be funded periodically whenever the donor chooses. The Foundation calls these “developing scholarships” and the donor can contribute to the scholarship whenever the appropriate occasion presents itself such as at the end of the year for an annual contribution, in memorial for the passing of a friend or family member, or in honor of a teacher, etc. The Foundation does not send out billing notices unless the donor wishes. This is a great way to honor someone while providing long-term support of the Catholic Schools at the same time. In many cases, the Family that establishes a scholarship chooses their Family Name, i.e., the Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Family Scholarship.

Q When is a scholarship completely funded? How much time does a donor have to fund their scholarship?

A The foundation established the guidelines of $25,000 as fully funded. However, we have many scholarships that far exceed the $25,000 level. Some scholarships are funded by multiple generations; the father and mother establish the fund and the children complete the funding at a much later time. In some instances, a scholarship becomes fully funded when a family member departs and memorial gifts sent to the Foundation are designated to the scholarship.

Q If you were speaking to someone that has kids in the school system currently, what would you tell them about why they should consider a gift to the Foundation?

A We encourage all parents to contribute both to the schools and to the Foundation. I like to think of the Foundation as the “Savings Account” for the schools. While funds are certainly needed for the current needs of the school, gifts to the Foundation serve as an investment in the schools where the gift can have an indefinite payout.

Q How is contributing to the Foundation different from contributing to the schools?

A The Foundation focuses on long-term funding and has been contributing funds to the schools for 30 years now. Our corpus has grown from $100,000 to $4 million. We only distribute the earnings to the two schools, allowing your gift to give in perpetuity. If you give now, you give both to your children today and the children of tomorrow. And, thirty years from now, 2044, the Foundation will still be supporting our schools.

Q Any additional thoughts?

A Yes, I would like to encourage our parishioners and supporters to consider this; as an alternative to sending flowers to a family after a loss of a loved one, please consider a donation to the Tyler Catholic School Foundation in honor of the deceased. This gift lives forever and gives our children their best hope for the future.

Q What’s on your calendar the next few months?

A We’re planning our 22nd Annual Milam Joseph Golf Tournament at Willow Brook Country Club. It’s a great way to support our two schools and have some fun at the same time! Please come out to the links and join us on Monday, April 14. I’ll be there with my team, handicaps and all! We’re happy to announce that the Foundation now accepts credit cards, so a player or team may choose to use this option.

Q Collin, thanks for your time; any closing remarks?

A I’m honored and humbled to be a part of this incredible organization! Thanks.

DID YOU KNOW?• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation is in the midst of a major effort to promote planned giving. Please contact us if you have made or plan to make a provision

in your will, and become a member of the Legacy Society of the Tyler Catholic School Foundation. Contact nmurchison@tcsf.net or at (214) 701-7415.• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation received in 2012 a $100,000 bequest from the estate of Harry and Rosemary Holcomb which funded 4 new

scholarships with this very generous donation.• There are currently 85 funded scholarships and over 33 scholarships under developments at the Tyler Catholic School Foundation, thanks to the generosity of

our community.• The Milam Joseph Golf Tournament, an important fundraiser for over 20 years, will take place on Monday April 14 with proceeds funding merit scholarships.

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DID YOU KNOW?• The Jackman Family Academic and Fine Arts Endowment has received nearly $82,000 in contributions and matching grant funds to support the AFA at

Bishop Gorman. Donations will be matched until the fund grows to $100,000.• The Tyler Catholic Foundation has created the Living Endowment Fund in 2012 in support of reducing the cost of Catholic education at Bishop Gorman and St. Gregory.• The Tyler Catholic School Foundation received its largest single contribution to date in 2013—an over $600,000 bequest by the Gentile family estate.• A challenge from the Lee Family Endowment has resulted in the creation of more than a dozen scholarship funds under development.

Andy Navarro greets Msgr. Joseph

Kathleen and Collin Maloney

St. Gregory Cathedral School Choir Sings the Benediction

Bishop Carmody Accepts Crystal Madonna from

Bishop Strickland

Original Board Members

Bishop Strickland Recieves Crystal Maddona

Msgr. Joseph receives Crystal

Madonna

Rick & Bonnie Rayford; Daisy & John Saleh

Father Braun and Students

Chuck Lee welcomes Msgr. Joseph

Gorman students with Bishop and Msgr JosephMaddona

Board Members Vince Richbourg, John Williams and Bruce Faulkner

Beverly Saleh visits with Alan and Elizabeth Jackson

Michael Mahfood and Msgr. Joseph The Tyer Family