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8 MEMORIAL MOMSIn recognition of Mother’s Day, Memorial moms discussed what motherhood means to them – from the difficult challenges to the joyful rewards.

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Happy May everyone! I can honestly say that by the time May gets here, I’m done! I’m done with making sure lunches are per-fectly packed, library books are returned on time, end of year gifts are wrapped with pretty bows, and on and on. That being said, May is also a celebration of the very thing I love and cherish most in my life – being a mom. In this issue, we take an up close and personal look at Memorial area moms to see what being a mom means to them. I must confess some of the stories made me cry!

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Dear Mom,

I have been meaning to write you for a long time; how-ever, five minutes of peace and quiet in my bustling

family seems years away. Life has come full circle, and I want to apologize for how selfish I have been for not thank-ing you every day of your life. As the Mom of Behr, Bentley and Bauer, I now understand and acknowledge the uncon-ditional love, self-sacrifice, time, energy, support, emotion, guidance and inspiration you have so generously and self-lessly given me.

With all of my heart, I thank you. I thank you for the roots you have grown and nurtured that keep our family strong. I thank you for being a teacher, not only in Calcu-lus, but in life. You are a shining example of strength and grace, and I aspire to follow in your footsteps.

Thank you for doing laundry that seemed to endlessly pile up into mountains on my bedroom floor. Thank you for answering my 9 am daily phone calls that are as much a part of my morning routine as opening my eyes. You have blessed me enormously with your daily doses of encourage-ment and steadfast support. Thank you for taking care of your own mother, my Mimi, every week. Most of all, thank you for facing your Stage 3C ovarian cancer head-on. You have courageously fought Goliath and miraculously per-severed. Your strength, faith and grace have not wavered in the shadow of the giant. I deeply admire you, and I am awed by your positive and bright disposition every day. Be-cause of you, I wake up each day grateful and blessed for my own life and especially for yours.

Thank you for the big shoes (literally!) you have given me to fill. As I buckle up for the hormone-driven roller coaster ride I am about to get on as my children approach their teenage years, I will draw from your example. I can only hope to be the mother that you are. When I think of you, I think of Proverbs 31:25-27: “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, and she does not eat the bread of idleness.”Your loving daughter,Jana

W hen I think of Mother’s Day, it makes me think of my life before kids and now. Be-ing a mom is the single most important thing in my life. I am grateful every day

for the opportunity to be a mom to my children Dylan Mi-chelle and Brooks Andrew. My family was blessed to have four generations of beautiful, strong woman until this past October when my grandmother passed away. I wanted to put four generations on our Mother’s Day cover, and I also wanted to know what motherhood meant to other moms in Memorial. I discovered in talking with other moms that it really is universal: we all love being called “Mommy.”

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Mered ith Cooley

Jana Bruce

Jana, Greg, Bauer, Behr and Bentley Bruce with Frank, Gayle, Brant and Jamie Burns.

T he first thing that comes to mind when

I hear the word “mother” is joy! Whether it is my own mother who brings me joy or my children, I feel truly blessed to experience the joy of being a mother. I am very fortunate to have my mother and my grandmother very close to me. They are both very active in my life, and they spend lots of quality time with me and my children, which is so important. So much of who I am as a mother comes from them.

Someone once said that “you never know how much you can love until you become a mom.” I agree with that sen-timent. A mother’s love is fierce! A mother’s job is never done, and honestly, I never want it to end. God blessed me

with two beautiful, friend-ly, faithful, compassionate and smart children who are each special in their own way. Both of them have exciting futures, and it thrills me to see what lies ahead for them.

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Meredith and Harrison Cooley.

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I can still remember the joy and ex-citement I felt the day both of my

children’s pregnancies were confirmed. I was going to be a mother. Immediately, there was an unconditional love for each of these sweet children. As their mom, I would be here to love them, teach them, protect them, discipline them and be their best friend.

Being a mother, my new job would be 24 hours and 7 days a week, but it has its perks. The salary is the endless hugs, kisses and sweet comments reminding me how truly blessed I am to be their mom. Watching them grow and mature

I t is interesting to have three gen-erations of mothers with a toddler

and an infant because we all have dif-fering perspectives on how to raise chil-dren. But, we all agree on one thing: the first three years are very important because the brain is very active and ab-sorbing, and we all participate in help-ing Annabelle learn and grow.

It has been interesting to watch as my mother’s values have passed to my own children. My mother is a great be-liever in the value of education and in working hard. She was a very recog-nized teacher, and her students still call me to check on her. She supported my getting a Master’s degree in nutrition in my 20s and was thrilled when I decided

to get a Ph.D. later in my life. She was very happy when Kristin decided to get a law degree after graduating from Me-morial High School and the University of Texas (UT) and the same when my son graduated in engineering from UT and got an advanced degree in Business from MIT.

We all agree that being a mother is very rewarding and the best thing we ever did. I personally learned great les-sons from being a mother. I learned to put someone else’s needs before my own, to love unconditionally and to balance my own needs with the needs of others. Through being a mother and experienc-ing unconditional love for my children, I got a glimpse of how God loves each of

us and grew in my relationship to God. Being a grandmother is a whole new lesson in love tempered by wisdom.

“A grandmother is a mother who gets a second chance. A great-grandmother is a grandmother who has had a lot of practice.” Mother, grandmother and great grandmother – we all love Anna-belle and Emma Rose and their well-be-ing is first and foremost with each of us.

warms my heart and makes this journey exciting. My bonus is how they look for me and smile before they are up to bat, sharing a new dance routine or can’t wait to share a good day at school.

However, motherhood has its rough days as well. My days are frequently spent putting out feuds and teaching good manners. I am called “bossy” at times, but I remind my kids that it’s my job to care. My family room is not the model home I dreamed of; it is usually filled with dolls, games, books and laun-dry that needs to be put away. I wear lots of hats and often figure things out as I go.

Motherhood is hardest and most re-warding job I have ever had. But I think the most difficult part is knowing that one day the daily hugs, sweet smiles and kisses will go away.

M otherhood means everything! Motherhood covers every area

of a woman’s life. It changes the way you think about yourself, your friends, your family and the world as a whole. It changes the way you look at life, the way you reflect and the way you act and re-act. What is most amazing to me about being a mother is how often the role changes. Being the mother of an infant is not at all the same as being the moth-er of a toddler. And, being the mother of a first-grader is nothing like being the

mother of a middle schooler. Just when you think you have the role down, it suddenly changes. What this has meant for me is that I am constantly growing, changing and challenging myself.

Being a mother means you wear your heart on your sleeve. You feel every-thing they feel, the ups and the downs, the joys and the heartbreaks. You beam with pride from the sidelines when your son hits a homerun or you are showing off your daughter’s beautiful artwork. Sometimes the emotions get the best of

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you, but that comes with the role of mom. I never understood how exhilarating the ride would be and how I would be so con-stantly changed by the whole experience. It is the most incredible journey you will ever take. What does it mean to be a mom? It means the world.



BY DEBBIE CLEMENS

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Experience why we are Texas’ leading center for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

R ecent studies have shown that many young adults ex-perience the first symptoms of depression during their college years. In 2011, the American College Health As-

sociation–National College Health Assessment (ACHA–NCHA) conducted a nationwide survey of college students at two and four-year institutions and found that about 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some time in the past year.1

While depression and general anxiety has many causes, the college experience, which is typically a new environment with new surroundings and life experiences, can contribute to these disorders. Stresses of college life may include:

• Living away from family for the first time• Missing family or friends• Feeling alone or isolated• Experiencing conflict in relationships• Facing new and sometimes difficult school work• Worrying about financesDr. Kimberly Cress, medical director of the TMS Serenity

Center in Sugar Land, has seen first-hand the toll that depres-sion and anxiety can take on college students. “College can be a major stressor for young adults, especially for those who have struggled with depression, anxiety and sleep issues during adolescence.”

Meet EricEric came to the TMS Serenity Center as a 21-year-old male

who had been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, Gen-eralized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Pan-ic Disorder with Agoraphobia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Since middle school, Eric suffered with symptoms of panic in public situations.

Despite his depression and anxiety, Eric worked diligently as a student at the University of Houston and with a therapist as well as psychiatrists, who prescribed multiple medications, to assist Eric with his mood disorders. In February of 2013, at the age of 23, Eric’s mood disorders became so overwhelming and unmanageable that he made the decision to quit college.

“My doctor helped me end a harmful Obsessive Compulsive Disorder behavior where I was constantly biting my lip,” said Eric. “Ending that behavior brought stress, depression and my self-esteem tanked. I got to the point where I couldn’t be in class without feeling like I’m never going to get out – claustro-phobic. I had to stop going to classes. It was hard to get out of bed, talk to my own family – something I never thought could happen.”

Eric and TMSWith Eric’s family as a constant support, they heard about

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy and began re-searching to see if it was an option for Eric. “Medications helped to a point,” said Eric. “But that feeling of not having a safety net – of being out there adrift – did not go away with medication. I wanted to feel normal again like when I was a kid.”

Eric and his family wanted to find something that would make him better and get him off some of his medications. After six weeks of TMS, Eric and his family saw a profound differ-

College: A Common Stressorfor Depression and Anxiety

ence. “TMS changed my outlook on life. I didn’t like life back then. I had thoughts of suicide. Really the only thing stopping me from killing myself was my family. When I say TMS changed my life, I’m not throwing that around. It literally changed every-thing of how I view the world.”

“Eric can now experience joy and happiness,” said Dr. Cress. TMS is an in the office procedure that uses an MRI-strength magnet. The magnet pulses on and off over a 30 minute period of time stimulating the area of the brain that is less active due to the mood disorder. This magnetic field stimulates the nerves to release chemicals or neurotransmitters like serotonin, norepi-nephrine and dopamine. These are the same neurotransmitters that are provided artificially through antidepressant medications but without risk of side effects seen from medications. TMS is six to nine times more durable than effects of antidepressant medications or Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).2

“I’m back at school, which is tremendous for me. It has been over a year since TMS and my mood has improved greatly, and if I get anxious, I can manage it. My family says, ‘We have the old Eric back,’ said Eric.

Eric’s medications have been simplified, his mood has sta-bilized, his appetite is now normal and his sleep has improved. Lori, Eric’s mom, had this to say to Dr. Cress: “Eric’s dad and I very much appreciate all you have done for him, and we couldn’t be more thankful and full of joy that Eric has hope again.”

And what does Eric have to say about his life-changing tran-sition with TMS Therapy? “TMS did everything that we hoped it would do. I don’t understand the science of it all, but whatever that machine did, it definitely worked and put a smile on all of our faces.”

Can TMS Therapy help put a smile on your face or on someone you love? Contact the TMS Serenity Center at tmsserenitycenter.com or 281-240-4322.

1. American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II: Reference Group Executive Summary Fall 2011. Hanover, MD: American College Health Association; 2012.2. Dr. Tarique Perera, Clinical Results of TMS in the Treatment of Major Depression. Texas TMS Society Meeting, Sugar Land, Texas, April 12, 2014.

The team at the TMS Serenity Center: Roxane Zotyka,TMS Coordinator; Beth Landry, TMS Coordinator andDr. Kimberly Cress, Medical Director of TMS Serenity Center.

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You are feeling good about your back hand when you get a text from your child: “My project is on my desk. I need it now! Please bring it Mom!”

You put out that fire and take a little time for yourself for a mani/pedi. Those few minutes relieve your stress. Because you are still in a hurry, you don’t spend quite enough time with your nails under that special blue light. So, you nick the polish on your big toe getting into your car.

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that, but decline because (a) you would have to wait for it which is no fun and (b) you would most likely need to re-turn it and have to park here again. You leave while composing a letter to no one in particular about how stupid it is for stores to offer “internet/catalog only” items.

You get home just in time to greet the kids off the bus. You are now in an even bigger hurry, but your younger child cannot find her left tap shoe, and your older child wants help finding the surface area of a bird house. Seriously? At this exact moment, your dog vomits. You think to yourself, “Whose brilliant idea was it to get a dog?” Oh wait. That was you.

Returning from all your carpool du-ties, you receive a text that your hus-band won’t be home in time for dinner. The kids beg you to order pizza. “Yes,” you think. “Pizza will be great. There is hope for this day after all.” You dial the number to Reginelli’s and reach into your SubZero for a bottle of crisp Pinot Grigio.

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You head to lunch with a few friends and can’t wait to get there and com-plain about Starbucks, your child and your big toe. All goes well until you get to the drink machine. The Diet Coke dispenser is out of order. What? Real-ly? Why is the world against you? You can’t tolerate the taste or calories in regular Coke, so you have water. You console yourself that it was the health-ier choice anyway.

You stop by the monogram store to pick up some birthday gifts. Your order isn’t ready. A string of cuss words fly through your head, but you bite your tongue and say you will come back tomorrow. To help you carry on, you drive through McDonald’s for a large Diet Coke.

There seems to be just enough time to pop into Anthropologie and look at that cute dress you saw in the catalog. Of course, you can’t really “pop in” be-cause the parking is a nightmare. You can’t find the dress, and the sales girl tells you it is not available in stores, but they can order it. You think about

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Girl Scout cookies have been an Amer-ican icon for more than 100 years. From Thin Mints to Do-Si-Dos, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic help from their fami-lies and communities, have been able to ensure the success of their annual sale. Town & Country Orthodontics wanted to be a part of the yearly cookie craze by running a contest this year.

Girl Scouts were offered the oppor-tunity to write an essay about their role model. The winner of the contest would receive an order of 100 boxes of cook-ies! Kayla Mackel wrote a beautiful and heart felt essay about her role model, her Mom. “Every single night, Mom sings me my very own lullaby. It does not matter if she is tired.” It was clear in the essay that Kayla and her mother have a very strong bond. “My Mom loves me so much. I can always count on her.”

Kayla was thrilled to hear that her essay had won! Town & Country Ortho-dontics happily supported Kayla and her Girl Scout troop by placing an order for 100 boxes of cookies. A huge round of applause, thumbs up and congratula-tions to Kayla Mackel! Kayla coupled her writing skills with the “five skills” of the Cookie Activity pin, and she succeeded. The Town and Country Ortho team is thankful for each entry and admires each Girl Scout for her courage, confidence and character. There’s more to Girl Scout Cookies than what’s in the box!

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May 18th Viva el Tango!Texas Medical Center Orchestra presents Viva el Tango! at the Wortham Center. The performance features Argentine tango through dance and song accompanied by tango dancers. The season’s closing concert also features Isaac Albéniz’s Asturias and The Three-Cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla. Tickets are $5 to $35 and can be purchased online or at the box office located at Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Street, Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. For more information, visit www.tmcorchestra.org.

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N o one, regardless of age, is immune to random bouts of memory loss. While misplaced car keys or forgetting items on your grocery list are nothing to get worked up

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As a person ages, his hippocampus, the region of the brain involved in the formation and retrieval of memories, often de-teriorates. This can affect how long it takes to learn and recall information. But, just because this process is slower does not mean it’s a warning sign of dementia, which is the loss of cer-tain mental functions, including memory. In addition, there are things men and women can do to strengthen their memories and reduce momentary lapses in memory.

Start Playing GamesA University of Iowa study funded by the National Institute

on Aging found that brain games may pay numerous and long-term dividends. In the study, 681 healthy volunteers over the age of 40 were divided into four groups. One group played computerized crossword puzzles, and three other groups played a brain training video game from designed specifically to enhance the speed and accuracy of visual processing. The vol-unteers showed less decline in visual processing, concentra-tion, memory and the ability to shift quickly between tasks, and the benefits from the training games lasted as long as seven years after training.

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When you think of the game of pool, you may picture a group of guys in their 20s bonding, playing and hav-ing fun. However, pool is an extremely popular sport for the young at heart. A group of 25 residents at The Buck-ingham senior living community prove the game has no age limit. Last year, the Buckingham Billiard Boys Club (BBBC) played 900 matches.

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Jacob Hare, Casey Brand, Hawkins Polley, Alex Skoutelakis, Jake Brand and Fourd Polley from Meadow Wood Elementary participated in the “Milers” club.

Bunker Hill Elementary students Ruby Kate Singletary, Catherine Stiles and Mykaela Lawson-Ho performed the opening act for the Spring Branch Girls Choir Pizza Theatre.

Joanie Darnall received the 2nd place plaque for Rabbit Identification, 2nd place for her Dutch rabbit and 5th place for her Holland Lop rabbit at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Sister Vivian Darnall held the Holland Lop rabbit that is the newest addition to the family.

John Cutter hit a grand slam for the Post Oak Little League Hooks. The Hooks won the game 9–5!

Sydney Shelton enjoyed an afternoon of painting at the Memorial Pinot’s Palette.


Supporters gathered at Bunker Hill Elementary School for the Second St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s signature head shaving event. Forty-four heads were shaved raising over $21,000 to benefit childhood cancer research and programs. Pictured are Mac Barrow, Harrison Brandt, Sami Cheaitani, Tyler Cernosek, Mason Whitney, Wesley Taravella, Jed Parker, Omar Yousif, Jefferson Trammell, Refaat Alsaki, Kameron Shamsi, Will Robinson, Thomas Crow, Rushil Mehta, Omar Mohammed, Jake Echols, Will Shields, John Strock, Andrew Lee and Parker Taylor.

Bunker Hill Elementary boys Wyatt Survant, Cullen Rabel and Patrick Lindsay with dad Jay Survant caught a big one!

Valley Oaks Elementary students Carter and Beck Hollingsworth, Carson Zahn, Andrew and Valerie Lucio, Rafe Hollingsworth and Campbell Zahn hit the Deer Valley slopes for Spring Break!

Alex Valicek, a 7th grader at Spring Branch Middle School and representing Harris County 4-H, raised 50 chickens and showed the best three at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He placed 12th out of 285 contestants. Alex also participated in the Poultry Auction and brought in $12,000 toward scholarships with his birds’ placement. Pictured are Annie and Alex Valicek, Joey Mendyk and Eduardo Rodriguez.

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potential indoor allergens can be done at a much younger age, as exposure begins much earlier in life.

The allergy test is fairly simple. We introduce a small amount of allergens to the child by slightly “pricking” the surface of their skin. For babies and tod-dlers, the test is typically performed on their back because there’s more surface there. For older children, it is often done on their forearm because they tend to like to see what is going on, and they have fun guessing which allergen they will react to. After about 15 minutes, we begin to see swelling around the specific allergens that are causing the problems.

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child, as well as the common allergy test indicators.

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Memorial Markettes Perform “Living the Dream”

The Memorial Markettes: Lieutenant Katy Andress, Co-Major Kendall Troup, Assistant Major Taylor Hicks, Co-Major Hayley Barnhill, Lieutenant Aubrey Wood, Secretary Mallory Brown, Spirit Chair Kristin Fredrickson, President Haley Dickinson, Vice President Kelly Abshire, Line Mom Kaitlyn Shanks and His-torian Karen Snyder.

Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd at 7 pm at the Memorial High School Performing Arts Center located at 935 Echo Lane.

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• 1 bottle of red wine (Rioja, Syrah or Sangiovese work especially well)

• 1 cup of simple syrup (Boil 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar to make simple syrup.)

• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Triple Sec, Grand Marnier or brandy, or a combina-tion of all three

• 10 ounces of tonic water or club soda

• 1 or 2 tablespoons of orange juice, sweet tea orpineapple juice

• Slices of fruit -oranges, apples, grapes, pineapplesand raspberries

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Wine Day on May 25th, Memorial Day and graduations all in May, there are plenty of reasons to party and enjoy sangria!

One thing I love about sangria espe-cially is that you can make a few pitch-ers of it ahead of time for a party, and keep it in your fridge to serve a crowd and welcome the summer. This recipe is my favorite. It is a cinch to make, and always turns our perfectly.

Want to serve white sangria instead of red? I’ve got you covered there, too. Just substitute a bottle of white Alba-rino, white Rioja, Pinot Gris or Sauvi-gnon Blanc for the red wine.

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The Memorial area has a new dining addition to their neighborhood with the opening of Embers American Grille. Embers American Grille’s enticing menu brings patrons home cooking in a classic but upscale atmosphere with artisan salads, decadent pastas, fresh seafood, gourmet sliders and grilled steakhouse favorites. The wine list would appease any sommelier. A private room is available for party bookings and wine tastings. Embers American Grille is open daily for lunch and dinner and for brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

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Cantina Laredo specializes in authentic Mexican dishes in a so-phisticated and upscale atmosphere. The entire lunch, dinner, Sunday Brunch and Cantina menus are all available for take-out, some delivery and catering. Selections such as Ensalada de Cilantro y Pollo, Cascabel Ribeye and Tacos al Carbon are divine, not to mention the Mexican apple pie that is served with a warm brandy butter and choice of cinnamon or vanilla ice cream.

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Situated in the new Memorial Gateway complex, Kuu Restaurant has now opened to bring upscale Japanese dining to West Hou-ston. Executive chef Adison Lee, formerly of Nobu, has brought his talent and passion for Japanese fusion cuisine to the Memorial area. Focusing on artistry and complementary flavors, Kuu has a constantly changing menu featuring locally raised ingredients. With an extensive wine list and private dining area, Kuu is well equipped to handle any event.

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O riginally constructed as the Texas Company Building in 1915, and serving as the first

headquarters for a major oil company in Houston, the remarkable building sit-ting at 1111 Rusk, known today as the Texaco Building, has been vacant since 1989. That will soon change, however, as an extensive rehabilitation is underway, which will adapt the building that once housed Texaco’s regional offices and headquarters into a luxury apartment building to house Houston’s downtown residents. This rehabilitation will add to the history of the building’s changes over time and will return the building to occupancy and use.

The original thirteen-story, three-bay building was designed by the New York architectural firm of Warren and Wet-more, the notable architects of Grand Central Terminal, in the Neo-Classical style. Following the 1893 World’s Co-lumbian Expo held in Chicago, the style’s popularity spread across the country. In the Texas Company Build-ing, as is common with the Neo-Clas-sical style, the vertical divisions cor-respond with the classical divisions of a column: base, shaft and capital. The base of the original building, which com-bines the ground floor and the second floor, includes a distinguishing feature

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Growing and Changing with the City of Houstonthat does not exist anywhere else in Houston: a vaulted arcade with a balco-ny. The arcade is a quadripartite groin vaulting system faced with terra cotta tiles that was developed and patented by The Guastavino Company. Other Guastavino projects include the Vander-bilt residence in Biltmore, North Caroli-na, as well as more than 1,000 buildings worldwide. The shaft, or central portion of the building, is mostly characterized by its windows, which were replaced in the 1970s. The capital of the original building, comprised of the upper floors, includes a Greek key terra cotta water table, paired monumental pilasters with Corinthian capitals and an elaborate full terra-cotta Corinthian entablature. These three portions—base, shaft and capital—combine to create, as Stephen Fox writes in the Third Edition of the AIA Houston Architectural Guide, “The


most princely of Houston’s early 20th-century skyscrapers.”

Two substantial additions were made to the building. In 1936, Warren and Wetmore designed a three-bay addition to the east façade, continuing the rhythm of the original building but displaying a building face that is less elaborate and more reminiscent of the then-popular Art Moderne style than the Neo Classi-cal style of the original building. In 1959, a ten-by-eight bay, sixteen-story addi-tion, designed by Kenneth Franzheim, was added to the west elevation of the original building. This sensitive addition is compatible with the original building and includes a Guastavino designed ar-cade with the same quadripartite vault-ing as the original.

The historic Texas Company Build-ing is an architectural gem unique to Houston that grew with the city through a series of additions and will now change with the city as it is transformed from office to residential space. To hear more about the Texas Company Building and its rehabilitation, join The Heritage So-ciety on Wednesday, May 28th at 7 pm in The Heritage Society Tea Room as Anna Mod presents her lecture, The Texas Company: Rehabilitation of a Houston Landmark. For more information, visit www.heritagesociety.org.

The 1915 Texas Company Building:

Photos courtesy of Anna Mod.

Detailed carvings distinguish the historic Texas Company Building.

The vaulted arcade and balcony of the 1915 Texas

Company Building.

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