• Ms. Texas Senior 1991

    Vivian Kleinwachter

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    Ms. Texas Senior 1991

    Vivian Kleinwachter

  • Ms. Senior Texas 1992

    Gaynelle Carley Gray

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    Ms. Texas Senior 1992

    Gaynelle Carley Gray

    Gaynelle Carley Gray is a retired school teacher from Oklahoma. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Cameron University, Lawton, OK and taught the Gifted and Talented students for 13 years in one of Lawton’s elementary schools. She was widowed after being married 38 years to Dr. Otto Carley. She was a member of the Lawton Junior League & the Kappa Kappa Iota Sorority. Later she married Thomas Gray and after he retired from Petroleum Engineering they moved to Texas.

     

    Gaynelle has one son, Dr. James Carley, Stillwater, OK, two daughters, Cathryn C. Franks, Four Star Ranch, Roosevelt, OK, and Caryn C. Maher, living in Katy, TX. Gaynelle has 5 grandchildren, three have graduated from Oklahoma State University, and the younger 2 girls are in high school. Her family likes to tell about the special dress she wore for her son’s wedding. The next year she wore it to Cathy’s wedding and later wore it to Caryn’s. When the oldest grandchild was planning her wedding, Gaynelle got another dress and wore it to each of their three weddings.

     

    Gaynelle won the 1992 Ms. Texas Senior America pageant held in Arlington, TX singing a Patsy Cline song. The Ms. Senior America National Pageant was held two months later in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she won the evening gown award. Other highlights of Gaynelle’s life have been traveling to visit her daughter and family while they were stationed at several posts in the U.S., in Germany, and later in South Korea.

     

    Since winning the Ms. Texas Senior America pageant in 1992, there have been many places and occasions for her to represent senior ladies of Texas. Gaynelle’s philosophy is, “The adversities that I have faced such as breast cancer and my only grandson being a paraplegic from an automobile accident, have taught me that prayer and faith could pull me through anything. I find pleasure in working. I believe it is never too late to accomplish our goals.”

     

    Gaynelle volunteered six years at the Lake Vista Cancer Clinic in Lewisville. She is an active member of the Lewisville Church of Christ, the Lewisville Area Republican Club, the Widowed Persons Service, and is secretary for the Ms. Texas Senior America Pageant Board.

  • Ms. Texas Senior 1997

    Mary Frances Hansen

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    Ms. Texas Senior 1997

    Mary Frances Hansen

    Mary Frances has been given a heart for helping others and a gift for bringing comfort to those in need. She has her degree in nursing and worked as an ICU nurse for many years and served as a nurse with a team of doctors as they wandered deep into the jungles of the Amazon in 1993 on a medical missionary trip.

     

    Former Volunteer for Heritage Village Nursing Home for 8 years and was given the title of “The Sunshine Lady.” She accumulated over 10,000 hours and received the “Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award 1990” – State of Texas Long Term Health Care.

     

    Former Volunteer for 15 years for the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and accumulated more than 25,000 hours. Served four terms as Board Member, Former Chairperson for Memory Walk for three years and served in various other capacities for the organization. First Recipient of the Alzheimer’s “Volunteer of the Year 1992 Award.” 1995 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award Nominee.

     

    In 1998 Sigma Kappa Sorority honored Mary Frances when they initiated her into their society of women who have excelled in their fields and made the world a better place in humanitarian terms.

     

    Currently serving on the board of Friends of Senior Affairs. Formerly served as Vice-Chair for the Senior Affairs Commission-City of Dallas for 8 years, Chairperson for MayFair for 3 years (Celebration for Older American’s Month-City of Dallas). Former Advisory Board Member for New Generations Newspaper, Former Board Member for NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness), Former Advisory Board Member for Richland College Emeritus Program

     

    Former board member of the Dallas Area Agency on Aging, Former Vice- President of Network of Career Women and Chairperson for their annual fundraiser in 2000. Former Advisory Board Member-Dallas Life Underwriters Association, Former Advisory board Member – Retired Senior Citizens Volunteer Program, Former Volunteer for the Dallas Museum of Art.

     

    Former “Ms. Texas Senior America 1997,” Ms. Congeniality Award and Community Service Award 1997, 2002 “National Winner of Beauties of America 60’s”, 2002 Beauties of America-Achievement Award.

     

    Worked part time for Princes Cruises for 7 ½ years as Social Director and has traveled the world. She has been to 130 countries and seven continents. Co-Author of “Cruise Ship Passengers Asked the Wackiest Questions.”

     

    Former Director for the Ms. Texas Senior America Pageant and also serves serves on the board for NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) and works with the Dallas Police Department with their CIT training for the police

     

    Mary Frances is a professional speaker who speaks on The Positive Side of Aging and the Neuropsychology of Staying Young. She also writes articles for Celebration Magazine.

  • Ms. Texas Senior 2002

    Ms. Senior America 2002

    Mary Virginia Tuinstra

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    Ms. Texas Senior 2002

    Ms. Senior America 2002

    Mary Virginia Tuinstra