MY Daughters and their Families
Last Updated: July 8th, 2010



My daughter Heather with her husband David and their sons (my grandsons), Austin and Hadden!
(Last updated: September 21st, 2009)

This picture was taken at Malakoff Diggins State Park in 2004
left to right; Austin (8), Hadden (6), Heather, David

This picture was taken in Raleigh, North Carolina at Stacy and Jed's wedding May 17th, 2008
Left to right; Hadden (10), Heather, Austin(12), David

This is my daughter Heather, her husband David, and their sons, Austin and Hadden (my grandsons). Heather graduated from The University of Florida with a degree in Math and got her Masters in Statistics from Florida State University. Heather is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at The California Polytechnic Institute (Cal Poly) in California. David received his PhD from Stanford in statistics. He  works for WESTAT, a Wahington, D.C. statistics consulting firm and does his work via the internet, FedEx, and e-mail from their home in San Luis Obisbo, California.

Heather and David's first child (my first grand daughter), Logan Sumner Wright was born on September 2nd, 1994.  She died of respiratory failure shortly after her birth. David, Heather, Austin, and Hadden visit her grave in Toronto, Canada as often as they can.

 My two grandsons, Austin and Hadden
Left: Hadden Scott Wright (born August 5,1998)

Right: Austin Peter Wright (born July 12, 1996)

 




This is my daughter Laura and her husband Steve and their daughter Eliza
(Last updated September 11th, 2009)
This is my daughter Laura and her husband Steve Voorhies.  Steve and Laura met in Austin Texas when Laura was completing her Doctorate in Journalism at the University of Texas. After a couple of years in Columbia, South Carolina where Laura was teaching and conducting research at the University of South Carolina, they returned to Austin, Texas. 

Eliza Emerson Voorhies was born December 12th, 2006. 

After taking a couple of years to bond with Eliza and get her off to a good start, Laura returned to the classroom this August, 2009.

Recent Photos


Laura and Steve- Spring 2009

Eliza- Spring 2009

Eliza and Mary Emerson Smith, her grandmother-Spring 2009

Eliza at the beach- Fall 2008

Eliza and Steve-Fall 2008

Eliza- Halloween 2008

To see more current pictures of Eliza, Laura and Steve, check out their website at http://www.lksmith.com



Grandpa Bo reading to Eliza- November 2007

Laura, Steve, and Eliza-June 2007
On December 12th, 2006, our family was increased by the arrival of my second grang daughter, Eliza Emerson Voorhies.


Eliza Emerson Voorhies (Born: December 12th, 2006)






Stacy, Jed, and Oliver Kimball Gant
(Last updated: September 22nd, 2009)

This is Stacy with her husband, Jedidiah Gant. 
They were married on May 17th, 2008

Stacy received her BA in Sociology from Jacksonville University and  her Masters in Educational Technology at The University of Florida.  She manages a design team for online courses and faculty technology support at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jed is a very talented architectural designer and works for a firm in Raleigh.

Recent Pictures


Stacy and Ollie-September, 2009

Jed and Ollie-September, 2009

To see more current pictures of Stacy, Jed, and Ollie, check out their "flicker" website.


Oliver Kimball Gant
was born on June 30th, 2009
    (third grandson)

 

Stacy and Jed with Ollie-July, 2009


Stacy with Ollie-July, 2009

This picture of Stacy amd me was taken during my trip to Raleigh in June, 2007




This is my daughter Jessica
(Last updated: July 8th, 2010)

Jessica as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Jessica graduated from The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville in 2001.  She has been involved in ballet for more years than I can count. In 2002, she was a trainee as a graduate student at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School .  The next year, she returned to Jacksonville and resumed teaching and performing ballet as a member of the The Florida Ballet. Jessica graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in business management in December 2006. After she stopped dancing, Jesssica worked for Smith Barny as a financial mangement specialist. She became engaged to Tom Scangarello in 2010. Shortly after their engegement, they decided to move to the shore in southern New Jersey and run a landscaping business; Jessica runs the office and Tom supervises field operations. Tom and Jessica have announced that they intend to be married on January 29th, 2011 in St. Augustine.

Jessica in Cassis, France during her summer 2006 study abroad program with UNF

This is Jessica with her fiancee Tom Scangarello

Recent Pictures


Diana and I had dinner with Jessica and her roomate, Laura on Friday, October 9, 2009

Jessica prepared a very nice dinner and we enjoyed seeing Jessica and Tom's house in Neptune Beach

Jessica shared the pictures of her UNF summer study trip to France in 2006

Jessica is talking withTom who is attending a Bruce Springstein concert at the Meadowlands in New Jersey





This is my daughter Lindsay
( Last updated: July 8th, 2010)
This is Lindsay in her prom dress.  Beautiful, isn't she!  She graduated from Fletcher High School in May, 2003.  Since then she has attended Florida Community College in Jacksonville (FCCJ)  on several ocassions while working in various jobs.  She moved to Tampa for a short while in 2010 but is now back in Jacksonville looking for work while living with her mom.

Recent Pictures


This is a picture of Lindsay in October, 2009 taken in her room doing homework on her new laptop computer