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Remembering Arthur “Cappy” Eads
The Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation lost a true hero and friend with the death of Arthur “Cappy” Eads on November 1. The Foundation is stronger for Cappy’s outstanding leadership on the TDCAF Advisory Board, of which he’d been a member since its inception in 2006. He was so dedicated to and excited about the Foundation and its mission that he even asked that friends donate to TDCAF in his memory. He will be greatly missed.
Cheers to a wonderful 2011 and a successful 2012
2011 was a very busy and exciting year for the Foundation. With your help and the generosity of our fellow Texans, we have accomplished the following in the last year:
- raised more than $219,000;
- elected a new TDCAF Board of Directors and added new members to our existing Advisory Committee;
- created an endowment through generous donations from our Founding Fellows of the Texas Prosecutors Society. This investment account will ensure long-term financial support for the Foundation and TDCAA;
- underwrote and mailed the 2011 manual on Family Violence Prosecution to every county office in the State;
- assisted with underwriting the cost of handing out helpful books at two Prosecutor Trial Skills Courses; and
- for the last three years, the Foundation has defrayed expenses for the annual Train the Trainer seminar along with the Advanced Trial and Appellate Advocacy Courses, thus freeing up grant funds for reimbursement to prosecutors and staff for travel and hotel expenses.
And the winner is …
It was a close race this year between Investigators and Key Personnel membership groups in the 2011 Annual Campaign Membership Challenge, but in the end, the Investigators pulled ahead with the win! Congratulations to the winners on a job well done; the Foundation will sponsor a happy hour at the Investigator School in February as a thank-you for all the support.
More gratitude
A big thank you to the Coastal Bend Community Foundation for its donation of a $2,500 grant in support of the Domestic Violence Training Initiative. Thanks to TDCAF Board Member Tom Bridges for attending the awards ceremony in Corpus Christi in August and representing the Foundation.
Support your Foundation in 2012
As we look into the new year, there are many more opportunities for the Foundation to enrich the training and educational resources for TDCAA members through publications, seminars, and more. We ask that you please think about organizations and people in your community who might have an interest in partnering with us. Or visit our website at www.tdcaf.org and make your donation to the 2012 Annual Campaign in advance before we kick of this year’s campaign in April.
Thank you to our generous donors (September 16, 2011 through November 30, 2011)
W. Clay Abbott
Bernard W. Ammerman
Jana Anderson
Eduardo Arredondo
J. Kerye Ashmore
Harry J. Barina, Jr. In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Linda Bayless
Diane Beckham
Robert Allan Bianchi, Jr. In Memory of Marvin & Rose Geffert, Jr.
Ronald Kent Birdsong*
Robert Newton Bland, IV
Robert Newton Bland, IV*
Barbara Bailey Bogart
Dan M. Boulware
Kathleen Braddock
John M. Bradley
Deborah F. Branch In Honor of Martha Warren Warner
Thomas L. Bridges
Diana L. Broadnax
Katherine A. Cabaniss
Craig D. Caldwell
David Castillo
Teresa J. Clingman
Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Richard Lyn Cofer
Corrective Solutions
James O. Cure In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Norma Davenport
A. W. Davis, Jr.
Yolanda De Leon
Gianna M. DeBottis Metts
John P. Dodson
Carl L. Dorrough*
Angela M. Dowdle
Billy John Edwards
James M. Eidson
Laurie K. English
David Escamilla
James A. Farren*
Robert S. Fertitta
Knox Fitzpatrick
Abigail Akin Fowler
Jack C. Frels
The Honorable Larry Gist In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Richard E. Glaser
The Honorable Gerald A. Goodwin In Memory of Tim Curry
Michael J. Guarino, Jr.
John Staley Heatly
Gregory Keith Holloway In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
John B. Holmes, Jr.
Russ & Vicky Hunt In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Elizabeth Christy Jack
Larry & Lisa Jaynes In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Micheal E. Jimerson
David G. Kemp
Rob & Kristy Kepple In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
The Honorable W. C. “Bud” Kirkendall
Tom Krampitz
L.G.S. Inc.
Robert Charles Lassmann
Elizabeth L. Lieb
Linzy & Thigpen, Attorneys at Law In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Crawford Long
John Clark Long, IV
Doug Lowe
Barry L. Macha
Sara Lowrey Mackie In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Max & Mary Lou Marks In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Elizabeth H. Marshall
Mary Ann Martinez
Mike, Michelle, Ethel & Lee Mayfield In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Jack A. McGaughey
Drayton McLane, Jr. In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
John McMillin
Anna Lee McNelis In Memory of David Laibovitz
Len & Cindy Mewhinney In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Richard J. Miller In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Martha Ann Montgomery-Moran
Nancy Louise Nicolas
William E. Parham
Peggy Parrott
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Jack W. Pulcher
James & Elisa Rainey In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Judge Susan D. Reed
Randall W. Reynolds
Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr. In Honor of William R. Turner
James T. Russell In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Evelyn Rutherford
Savitsky, Satin & Bacon In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Gregory A. Silber
Randall Coleman Sims
Ken Sparks*
Johnny Keane Sutton
William G. Swaim
Lynn Switzer
F. Duncan Thomas
Delia Vega
Alyson Vidoli In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Ronald G. Walker
Cindy Wallace
Janice L. Warder
Martha Warren Warner
Keith & Becky Warren In Memory of Arthur C. “Cappy” Eads
Jerilynn Yenne*
Photos from the Champions for Justice event honoring Carol Vanc
e
Please take a look at these pictures from our April 22 reception in honor of Carol Vance, former district attorney in Harris County.