David Sinclair In Memory

SINCLAIR, David Stanley

Passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014. David was born to loving parents, Stanley Grant and Virginia Durene Sinclair in Muskogee, Oklahoma on June 4, 1952. He was cherished by his loving grandparents Joe Bert and Winnie Heed. After attending Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, TX he graduated from Southern Methodist University. He graduated in 1974 with a degree in Music Education. Following graduation, he attended Dallas Theological Seminary and received his Th.M., 1978, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he received his M.Div., 1980, and University of Texas in Austin where he received a Ph.D. in Speech Communications, 1985. David's professional vocation included the ministry as a pastor and education as a teacher and professor. David was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley Grant and Virginia Durene Sinclair and his beloved son, Samuel Ray Sinclair. He is survived by his wife, Sara of Dallas, TX., Chris of Dallas, TX., Charlie and daughter-in-law, Kate and children Emmett and Everly of Nashville, TN., daughter Macy and son-in-law, J.T. English of Lewisville, TX. He is survived by his brother, Paul Sinclair of Fort Worth, TX and cousins, Cheryl Heed and Cynthia Heed of Dallas, TX. Some of David's many gifts include his compassion and faithfulness towards others. He modeled his faith in Jesus Christ through forgiveness and graciousness with everyone he knew. Published in Dallas Morning News on Mar. 22, 2015

Mark Leisering In Memory Wildcat

Mr. Mark Leisering, age 61 of Kerrville, Texas, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in a Kerrville hospital. He was born July 21, 1951, in Celina, Texas, to Julius F. Leisering, Jr. And Marjorie Koon Leisering. He was a carrier for the Kerrville Daily Times and loved to bowl, fish, watching sports and Nascar racing and playing bingo. He loved his family. He was preceded in death by his father and his wife, Shirley. Survivors are: mother, Marjorie Leisering of Kerrville; two daughters, Debra Reither and Cathy Crider, both of Kerrville; one grandchild, Elizabeth Ann Reither and numerous nieces, nephews and cousings. A memorial service for Mark will be held on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels with Rev. Frankie Enloe officiating.

Ken Kelly in Memory Wildcat 70

Dan Jordan reached out this morning to share that Ken Kelly passed on 12-15 years ago. If anyone has memories it would be good to share them.

In Memory of Steve Brogoitti

We were notified this weekend of the death of Steve Brogoitti from a fellow classmate, Mike Tarnower. Steve actually passed in 2006, but we want to share this with our class as we begin to catch up together coming into our 50th class reunion.

STEPHEN ARTHUR BROGOITTI was born in New Orleans, LA on April 2, 1952, to Florine and Hardy Brogoitti; and passed away July 14, 2006 in Denton where he lived. Stephen attended grade school through high school at Lake Highlands schools, Eastfield College and NTSU, Denton. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday July 27, 2006, at St. Johns Episcopal Church, 848 Harter Road, Dallas, the Rev. David Houk officiating. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Johns Building Community Fund. 

Steve has been added to our In Memory page. Please let us know if have information on any of our classmates.

Dr. Mark Toulouse - Alumnus of the Year April 2018 from the University of Chicago Divinity School

Photo of Dr. Mark Toulouse by Romi Levine

“Upon recommendation from the Divinity School’s Alumni Council, the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Theological Union has named Mark G. Toulouse (PhD'84) the Divinity School Alumnus of the Year for 2018. 

Mark Toulouse is Principal of Emmanuel College and Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College and the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty of Emmanuel College, one of the three theological faculties associated with the Federated Universities in the University of Toronto, in 2009, after serving twenty-three years at Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University as a historian of religion and culture. Eleven of those years were spent as Dean and Executive Vice-President. He began his work in theological education in 1984, when he joined the faculty of Phillips Theological Seminary in Enid, Oklahoma. 

Phyllis D. Airhart (MA'81; PhD'85), Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, wrote in her nominating letter that "I can think of no other Divinity School alum more deserving of this award."

Dr. Toulouse is the author of numerous articles and books. His books include The Transformation of John Foster Dulles: From Prophet of Realism to Priest of Nationalism (1985); Joined in Discipleship: The Shaping of Contemporary Disciples Identity (1992 and 1997); Makers of Christian Theology in America (1997), Sources of Christian Theology in America (1999), Walter Scott: A Nineteenth-Century Evangelical (1999), and God in Public (2006). The Academy of Parish Clergy named God in Public one of the top ten books of the year. His most recent work (co-authored) is a religious analysis of North American popular culture, The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of Popular Culture (2016).”

His Alumni Lecture video at the University of Chicago Divinity School is here.

This is an incredible honor for Mark and his family. He has traveled a journey not covered by many in our class and served others along the way. We are so fortunate to have him back close in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and able to visit with him at the pop up lunches and in the future at the 2020 reunion.

Mark is on FB if you have not already found him there and if you want to reach him, use the contact form on this website and send us your contact info to pass on to him.