Starlight at dusk with a full audience during a show

 

Starlight Donors

We appreciate our donors’ generosity and dedication to world-class performing arts at an iconic Kansas City venue. This list reflects donations to Starlight made in the previous 12 months. See key for symbols denoting contribution designations.

To let us know about corrections or omissions, please contact Megan McCranie at (816) 997-1153 or megan.mccranie@kcstarlight.com.


 

Legends ($25,000+)

CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Jackson County Missouri

JE Dunn
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Executive Producer ($10,000+)

 

Creative Planning logo
Legends
Sponsors | Lockton | Starry Night
McCarthy Auto Group logo
McCown Gordon
Royals Charities
Seigfreid Bingham PC
US Asset Services logo

 

 

Avivia Ajmera & Wayne Strickland
June Beaver
Don & Jean Wagner Charitable Foundation
FORVIS
Burns & McDonell
Carey & Tom Wilkins

The Deramus Foundation

Steve & Sue Dietze
Elaine Feld Stern Charitable Trust

The Elsberry Family Foundation
Donald J. Hall
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

IMA, Inc./Michael & Carrie Condon
J.B. Reynolds Foundation

Jeannette and Jerome Cohen Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

KPMG/Rob & Amy Wolf
The McDonnell Foundation
Jonalee & Paul McLaughlin
Edward P. Milbank
In Memory of Richard J. Van Winkle, Jr.
Nancy Whitworth & Doug Ballou


Headliner ($5,000-$9,999)

Joe & Kelly Privitera: Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
Bill & Denise Bade
Centric Projects
Howard E. & Debra L. Cohen Family Donor Advised Fund
Commerce Bank
Concord
Country Club Bank
Daniel & Janelle Benninghoff
ECCO Select

Brian & Lesley Elwell

Nikki & Brett Emison
Enterprise Bank & Trust
GastingerWalker&
Kenneth & Marilyn Hager
David & Laura Hall
Hallmark
Trina & Tom Henke
Joan Horan
Augie & Laura Huber
Ingram Family Foundation

Meierotto Jewelers
Monarch Build
Jan & Lee Morevitska
David & Darlia Morris
Dean & Anita Newton
Olsson
Kansas City Parks & Recreation
Strickland Construction
Sunlighten
Terracon


Designer ($2,500-$4,999)

A.L. Huber – General Contractors
American Century Investments
Jeffrey Anthony
Peggy & Rich Baker
Jon Ball
Robert Barnes
Matt & Kate Beem
Robert & Dr. Phyliss Bernstein
Becky Blades & Cary Phillips
Matt & Nancy Buchmann
Wendy & Troy Burgess
Jeff & Deanna Burns
JJ Burns & Andrea Boswell-Burns
CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services of Kansas City
Central States Beverage Company
Chuck & Karen Peters
The City of Kansas City, Missouri
Condon Family Foundation
Pat & Don Dagenais
Jill & Marshall Dean

Deloitte
Shawn Delp
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Steve & Cathy Doyal

Peggy & Terry Dunn
Doug Duty & Kelly Carnago
ElevenTen Systems
Ernst & Young LLP

Jill Farrell
Sherry & Gary Forsee
Mark & Sarah Fortino
Buddy & Charlene Foutts
The Fried Family
Geraldine & RA Barrows Foundation
Donald & Diantha Hagan
Rick Halstead
Marlys & Michael Haverty
Henderson Engineers

Cheryl Hill
Robert & Melissa Hingula *+
Howard & Ro Jacobson *^
Stacey Janssen ^+
Jeff & Jen Carson
JP Morgan Chase^+
Kansas City Testing & Engineering^
Kevin and Dianne Kelly ^*
Tony & Teresa Kempf
Marilyn Kulmus & John Shoenhair^
Lankford | Fendler & associates+
Liberty Park LLC

Priscilla & Bruce Long
Heather Jones & Bryan Long *
Mary Elizabeth Martin Scholarship Trust US Bank N.A., Trustee*
McCown Family Foundation ^

National Endowment For The Arts

Mike O’Connell & Sara Hicks
Terry & Barbie O’Toole
Pepsi Beverages Company
Port KC
ReeceNichols Real Estate
Richard & Sandy Jones
Daniel & Nan Schaper
Stepp & Rothwell, Inc.
Donna Thomason
R. Gordon Tompkins
Angelo & Elisa Trozzolo
The Trudy Foundation
Turner Construction Company
Mark & Candice Uhlig
UMB Financial Services
Mark & LeeAnn Van Dyne
Brian & Jennifer Weiford
Debbie & Russell Welsh
Matt & Sabrina Wiewel
Cynthia Wymore


Character ($1,000-$2,499)

William Abraham
Vestana Ahlen
Anonymous
Art Lithocraft Company
Bank of America
Bank Of America Charitable Foundation
Chuck & Joan Battey
Ellen & Lee Baty
Becker Family Charitable Fund
Duane Becker
Wallace & Jackie Biellier
David & Vicki Block and Block & Company, Inc., Realtors
Lisa Bone
Michael & Peggy Borkon
Stephen Butland
Capitol Federal Foundation
Anthony Capo
Mary Ann & Arden Carr
Cars Plus Credit
Catherine & Jerry Jones
CFS Engineers
John Chiles
Bill Clarkson
Todd Clearwater
Douglas Coday
Colliers | Kansas City
Michael Collins
Michael & Carrie Condon
Connie & Jon Papacek
Robert Croskell
Curry Real Estate Services
David Dahmer
Marty Dahmer
Dennis & Sandra Donnelly
Jennifer & Dave Dulny
Mark & Lisa Ebbitts
Frederick & Beatrice Eckertson
Edgar & Laura Palacios
Mike & Jessica Ellis
Emprise Bank
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
Marc Enyart
Edward L. Enyeart
James Factor
Freedom Interiors
FSC, Inc.
Barbara Gadwood
Lucille Garcia
Jennifer Gerlach
Glenn & Joyce Goldstein
Vicki & Michael Graft
Patrick Grazier
Michael & Carolyn Haga
Michael Haines & Kathy Winklhofer
Allen & April Halling
Melissa Harle
Robert Harrington
Mark Hechler
Jerry Hedrick
Steven Heichel

Rick & Chris Heise
Rebecca Hierholzer
Paul & Susan Himmelstein
Jenny & Casey Housley
Kenneth Huber
Angela Hurt
IBC Carpentry
Intermodal Marketing
Steve Jagoda
Kinetic
Jahala & Dennis Kinser
Jay & Lori Ruf
Jim & Anna Daugherty
Judy Steadman
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Kansas City Transportation Group
Elizabeth Kennedy
Kent & Robin Emison
Kevin & Dawn Tubbesing
Scott & Lisa Kolbeck
Andy Kuntz
Lane4 Property Group
Katherine & Andrew Lang
Lathrop GPM
Charles Liang
Jim Lippert
Thomas & Jodi Little
Liz & Warren Lewis
Janet Long
Thomas & Sandy Long
Megan Rupp & Jeff Lynch
Scott & Patty Mach
Brian Markley
Blane & Autumn Markley
Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund
Chris & Erica Massman
William McDaniel
George McGrew
Heidi McIntyre
Steven & Anna McKee
Trey & Laurie Meyer
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Patricia Miles
The Miller Group
Ann Miller
Kimberly Mills
Ramsey & Alison Mohsen
Eric Morgan
Jeremy & Abby Morris
Paul & Rosemary Morris
Bill & Jeri Murphy
Robert Naro
Courtney Nelson
New Horizons Enterprises
Michael & Barbara Newbold
Charles & Kay Newell
Olathe Ford Lincoln
Patrick O’Malley
Erin O’Reilly
Brian & Lisa Osgood

Kevin & Maureen O’Toole
Joyce Pack

Bob & Sylvia Pullman
Dakota Ragland
Kathy & Mike Rainen
Earvin Ray
Kathryn & Patricia Redman
Reisler Family Foundation Fund
Richard & Donna Mullins
Robert & Margie Langdon
Jeffrey & Rebecca Roberts
Barbara Robertson

Lindsey Rood-Clifford & Chris Clifford
Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
Mitzi & Lonny Ryburn
Charles & Elizabeth Schellhorn
Megan & Sheldon Sebastian
Patricia & Terry Shelton
Brenda & Charlie Shields
Silvey Solutions LLC
Steve Sloan
Jackie Sloop
Marilyn & Ken Spraetz
Jonathan S. Staton
Craig Stearns
Brad Steele
Stephen & Colleen Bowen Family Foundation
Sharon Stiner
Jacob Stolz
Kristine Stowell
Fran Sutton
Ann Swarts
Leslie Swyden

Brian Thackrah
Mark & Amy Thompson
Jody Tillotson
Maria Timberlake
Timothy & Pamela Ross
Jim & Ann Tinsman
Bill & Nancy Topper
Travelers Insurance
Debi & Greg Trempy
Trozzolo Communications Group
UMKC External Relations
Mike Upchurch
Kirk Vaughan
Vision Source Eyecare
Wagstaff & Cartmell
Kathy & Bob Waller
Bess Wallerstein Huff & Chris Huff
Rick Watson
James West
Tom & Loren Whittaker
Ted & Molly Wiedeman
Stephen & Marta Williamson
Lori Wolfe
Sheri & Walt Womack
Kevin Young


Thespian ($500-$999)

Randy Adams
Jessica Alcorn
Andy & Elizabeth Humble
Anonymous
Anonymous
Alan & Beverly Barrington
Phillip Blender
A. L. & Debbie Bontrager
Bridget Bransteitter
David Brown & Donna Sperry
David Chapman
April Chasm
Ashley & Ramin Cherafat
Cindy Chesher
Debra Churchill
Joni Cobb
Kevin Connor
Toby & Barbara LeAnn Cook
Margaret Cox
Michael David
Paul DeBruce
Serena Dehoney
Dell, Inc.
Jacob Derritt
Barbara Dickson
Dennis Dobson
Raymond & Katherine Dowell
Dana Dunaway
Amy & Shannon Eckhoff
Martha Ellicott
Mary Jo Emanuele
Catherine Emory
Valerie Escobar
Ron Farmer
Randy Faust
Anthony Ferris
First Option Bank
David Flynn
Chuck & Colleen Foudree
Michelle Freed
G. Comer & Ida May Bates Charitable Fund
D Camille Galles
William George
Sara Gonsher

Norman Grant
Great Southern Bank
Christina Hager
Joe & Sandi Hanson
Kyle Hartman
Tim & Jan Helfer
Mark & Pamela Hinshaw
Dudley Hogue
James & Renee Peddicord
Jay & Pam Besheer
John & Denise Meyer
Laura Lee Jones
Joseph & Pamela Meyer
Margaret Kalal
James Kaplan
Kenton & Holly Kaufman
Kay & Richard Byers
Joanna & Tim Keeble
Michael & Nan Knecht
Brian Koelliker
Jane Kolich
Rob Kraft
Larry Kucinick & Terri McFarland
Brett Lane
Larry & Wendy Engeman
Lawrence & Tonya Guinn+
Tom & Joyce Lohmeyer
Michael & Kristy Lorenz
Tondee & Shawn Lutterman
Tammy & John Marasco
Matt & Rachel Merlo
Robert & Stacey McCully
Tim Meacham
Mike Meyer
Michael & Peggy Howe
Patricia Milbourn
Susan Mills
Darlia & David Morris
Dr. Troy Nash
Marc Naughton
Patrice & Dennis Anderson
Patty & Tom Sack
Paul & Bunni Copaken

Paul Wickens & Lisa Weixelman
Peter & Veronica Mallouk
Darlene & Craig Peterson
Greg Raab
Todd Randol
Rich Reda
Timothy Ricker
Joivita Ring
Robert Riordan
Patrick Robinson
Rafael Rodriguez
Brian Rose
RubinBrown
Carmen Ruder
Dave Ruf
Sail Away Wine
Peter Schiavi
Joshua Scott
Shawn & Trish Whitney
Dr. Joy Stevenson & Dr. John Sheets
Shellie Guin
Kathleen Smith
Soli Printing
Mollie Stephens
Macaela Stephenson
Jim & Pamela Stout
Consolidated Communications
Lisa Sweeney
Terry & Colleen Chapman
Emily & Rian Tilgner
Tire Town, Inc.
Tom & Jennifer O’Leary
Krissy Tripp
meena veluri
Visit KC
Walter & Susan George
Video Approach
Susan Webster
Debi Weinstein
Adam Wisnieski
Stuart Woody & Brian Partlow
Mandi & Kevin Wright
Jeffrey Zumsteg


Understudy ($250-$499)

Adam Abrams
Joe Agnello
Barry Allen
Kent Andel
Anonymous
Anonymous
LEAGUE at AT&T
Henry & Rachel Avila
Jean Barnes
Brent Barr
Jeff Beasley
Paul Martin Beck
Stan Bever
Camille & Bob Gay
Carla & Aaron M. Clark
Emanuel & Dianne Cleaver
Robert Cody
Larry Cork
Rebecca Daniels
William Degen
Dennis & Rae Jo Engel
Nicky Deramus Bunch
Elise & Tyler Jones
Karen Fenaroli
Matt Filing
Janelle Forsythe
Jon Fridley
Jill Gernon
Caroline & Danny Gibel
Alison Gilbert
Margaret Golden Bowker
Kyri Gorges
Anita Gorman

Justin Gulbrandson
Megan Hankins
Mark Hendricks
Tom Hilton
Rebecca Howard-Crotty
Patricia Hunter
Ashley Hutcheson
Jay & Ann Kinnamon
Brian Johanning
Ann & Bradford Johnson
Alex & Alyssa Jones
Gary E. & Laura Lane Jones
Kerri Stowell & Mark Moberly
Knights Of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Council
Phil Lasusa
Lisa Wilson
Lori & Brent Crozier
Krista Lutz
Patty & John Mahan
Stacy Mayer
Ken & Elizabeth McClain
Melea McRae
Patricia Meads
Michael & Ann Deitz
Jeff Musolf
Neelima & Sudheer Parasker
Jon Nicolaus
Nathan Orr
Martha Gayle Packer
Ray Painting
Cheryl Parris
Robin Perusich

Nancy Phelps
Andy Pierce
Don Proctor
Randy & Cindy Cox
R&y & Pamela Garvey
Greg & Rebecca Reid
Byron Roach
Ronnie & Donna Burt
Brooke Runnion
Mark Rupp
Sage Restoration
Jonathon Salava
Vivian Sasser
Matthew Schulte
Debbie Sherrer
Cheryl Shoemaker
Serese Smith-Haxton
Spire Energy
Deborah Still
Terry Sweeten
Weston Thomas
Caroline Thome
Pat Titterington
T-Mobile
Diana Toman
Dorsey Troutman
Bill & Keeley Waugh
Kyle Webster
Eddy Whitley & Tracie Dittemore
William Marden
Denton Williams
Gene Willis
Dennis Yokley


Extra ($100-$249)

Adam & Stephanie Kilpatrick
Tina Amelung
Bruce Anderson
Angela & Daniel Kennedy
Anissa & Curtis Wolfe
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anthony & Allison McLain
Arnold Insurance Services
Robert Aschentrop
Ashley Baker
Samuel Barnett
Erica Barr
Richard Barrett
Mark & Colleen Bauman
Josh Becker
Deb Blaylock
Trese Booze
Beth Borders
Adam & Kirstin Bormann
Rita Boswell
Brittany Boswell
Anne Bowling
Joslyn Boyd
Tim Braida
Brian Stewart & Jessica Best Stewart
Geneva Brozovich
Laura Brozovich
Philip Bryde
Bob Buckley
Amber Burgess
Tricia Bushnell
Karen Cain
Kay Carder
DeOnte Champ
Angela Cheatem
Brigette Chirpich
Kathleen Cipolla
Brad Clay
Dave Coleman
Jennifer Collier
Community Health Charities
Mark & Stephanie Coulter
Candice Crabtree
Rich Cray
Justin Daniels
Tim Davis
Johnie Davis
Dennis Kadel
Christopher Draven
Tom Egan
John Egorugwu
Eileen & David Rowe
Elizabeth & Steven Levy
Elizabeth & Terrance Whalen
Main Elqasass
Anne Erickson
Lori Eshelman
Elisa Espiritu
Hayley Ferris
Tom & Barbara Feyerabend
Fidelity Charitable
Spencer Fields
Antoni Firner
Gretchen & John Fitzgerald
Mark Fitzpatrick
Claire Fitzsimmons
Richard Flanigan
Kelly Fleming
Logan Forbis
John Foster
Shae Fournier
Carson Fournier
David Fowler
Lindsay French
Melody Fugazzotto
Candice Fuller
Patrick Gahagan
Sonia Garapaty
Ronald Gardner
Ashley Garza
Gerry Gerry
Wayne Giboney
Sean Glass
Karen Glickstein
Ken & Mary Goldsmith
Lisa Gonzales
Davin Gordon

Allison Graham
Travis & Maqual Graham
Christie Grammatikos
John Gregory
Pamela Greve
Don Grundy
Amy Guerich
Susan Gurley
Jennifer Hack
Genie Haggard
Haley & Chase Lucas
Jennifer Hannah
Casey Hanneman
Jan Harness
Meghan Harper
Jonna Harris
Kristen Harris
Brian Hartley
Richard Hemenway
Thomas Hershewe
Michael Hill
Leslie Hillman
Sylvia Hogan
Amy Hooker
Jen Houston
John Howell
James Hubbell
Martha Hutchison
Lucas Hutmacher
James & Ali Thabuteau
James & Helen Parrott
Clint Jayne
Jeff & Rebecca Blaesing
Jody & James Robinson
John & Mary Kay Mitchell
Brad Johnson
Lamar Johnson
Amy Jordan
Judie & David Richey
Karl & Neatha Snyder
Stephanie & Dr. Kurt Kavanaugh
Lisa Ketteler
Jay Ketterling
John Klag
Christina Komonce
Terri Kueser
Melissa Landers
David & Lisa Lang
Mary Leierer
Christine Leyva
Troy Lillebo
William Lorson
Amy Lott
Kevin Madden
Danna LaHue
Becky Malisos
Libby Marden
Marie & Jeff Schott
Tom Martin
Saige Mason
Matt & Christine Dority
Matt & Monica McLaughlin
Jill McCarthy
Megan McCranie
Moira McGraw
Katie McKernan
Vance Mcmillan
Jolene Mead
Kathy Merlo
Dan Meyer
Tony Meyer
Mike & Peggy Phillips
Blake Miller
Nicole Miller
Charlie Minton
Carla Moberly
Devin Moberly
Ina Montgomery
Eric Morey
Melanie Morgan
Steve Murphy
Jorie Neech
Dina Newman
Jessica Newman
David Nguyen
Michael & Maria Nguyen
David Nicol+

Trae Nunnink+
James B Nutter & Company

Ona Ashley
Michele Orpin
Janice Orr
John O’Toole
Pamela & Daniel Kennedy
Nick Paradise
Nate Parks
Atul Patel
Jugal Patel
John C. Patton
Paul & Tina Neidlein
Kaylee Peile
Debbie Pence
Personal Marketing Company
Janice Pinson
Prateek & Morgan Saxena
Deborah Pratt
Tom Proebstle
Margie Pryor
Jacob Quinn
Bethany Rambo Cleland
Dr. Amy Patel & Mr. Joseph Rathermel
Taylor Revella
Maggie Reyland
Robert & Stacy Mayer
Nicolette Rodriguez
Tim Roudebush
Angela Rowlands
Shannon Russell
Susan Schaefer
Deena Schaffer
Ariane Schaffer
Erin Schilling
Brian Schorgl
Emma Schuering
Schaefer Schuetz
Barb & Mark Schulte
Stef Seger
Serena & Aaron Daugherty
Julie Shaw+
Andrew Sheredos
Michael Simmons
Laura Smith
Eric & Ellen Snell
Troy Snelling+
Rachel Stahle+
Dan Stalp+
Austin Stanion
State Street
Stephen & Ann Robertson
Steve & Julie Kyle
Stewart & Esther Stein
Lisa Stoothoff
Cathy Sukaromya
Jeff Sullivan
Jaime Summers
Julie Switzer
Donny Tennyson
Mary Theel
Nancy Thomas
Alecia Thompson
Prudence Thompson
Jeffrey Tierney
Lisa Tootle
Hang Tran
Grace Tran
W Turner
George Turpin
Tyler Means & Teresa Martinez
Rick VanDillen
Vanessa Vaughn West
Vickie & Gary Hood
Donald Vrana
Ryan Watzke
Barry White
Andrew Wilcox
Kimberly Wilkerson
Claire Wilkins
Chase Wilson
Susan Yager
Eva Yourtee


Friend ($50-$99)

Anonymous
Paula Barry
MJ Benson
David Bonewits
Elaine Brewer
Timothy Buikema
Elizabeth Carter
Megan Case
Cindy Clark
Kathleen Coleton
Cortez
Megan Cote
Mary Cox
Lillian Coye
Amy Daivs
Tom Dillon
Aaron Dispenza
Tanya Draper Douthit
Drew Eanes
Gayla Faelske
Bob Faherty
Margaret Fitzgerald
Molly Flanery
Mary Fowler
Keith Gary
James Gates
Patricia Graham
Amanda Graor
Will Gregory
Jim Hack
Stacey Hack
Jeff Hawkins
Owain Howell

Erin Ivanov
Penny James
Jennifer & Lary Burke
Jackie Jeschke
Jen Jewers Bowlin
Tiffany Johnson
Natalie Jones
Jerod Kemper
Lauren Kepler
Charles King
Sheryl Koch
Christina Lovell
Mark Hutchins & Vicki Ronnebaum
Tammy Markham
Marlon & Kacie Addison
Emma Marston
Sheryl Matteson
Ryan McDonald
Patricia McMahan
Lisa McMurray
Tyler Mertel
Ann Miller
Davlon Miller
Lisa MinardiFerguson
Andrew Moore
Joseph Nadeau
Heidi Nelson
Megan Nelson
Nial & Melissa Champ
Erin Olm-Shipman & Abe Markin
Mark Olthoff
Ryan Othmer

Maggie Parker
Paul & Ann Keeling
Michael Porter
Suzanne Prendergast
Barbara Pruitt
Mark Pryor
Sherry Randall
Chelsey Ricketts
Andy Roberts
Yvonne Roberts
Monique Roberts
Charles Rogers
Ryana Parks-Shaw & Michael Shaw
Sydney Slavin
Scott Smeltzer
Christopher Stibbs
Loxie Stock
Samantha Swofford
Jonathon Thompson
Cindy Thornton
Dan & Karen Toughey
Joshua Tran
Ha Tran
Scott Vena
Jennifer Vincent
Donna West
Rhonda West-Peters
Jeff Whelan
Sam Wilkerson
Jeremy Willmoth
Penny Wilson-King
Lorie Zacharias Verdi
Mandy Zellers


Tribute

In Honor of Vincent Legacy Scholars Chamberlain & Garrett Webster
In Memory of Michael Bradshaw
In Honor of Dr. Durl W. & Cathleen O’Neil
In Memory of Volean Gilmore
In honor of Greg & Donnis Prather
Carol Jones In Honor of Corey Goodburn

In honor of Mary Mobley by Cynthia Kupka

In Memory of James D. Smith
Tracy Simons in Honor of Phill Petrus
In Memory of Charles H. Clay
In Memory of Lucy Goose
Roy & Leslye Werner in Honor of Hazel McCullough
In Honor of Connie & Jim Wilkins
Glenda Wolfe in honor of Bill Wolfe


Endowment Donors

Denise Ayers
In Memory of Robert Lee Daniel, Jr.
Ellen Darling
The Deramus Foundation
John Fierro
David Gibbons
Don & Adele Hall
Helen Harper
Rosalyn & Howard Jacobson Donor Advisory Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Emmy & Michael Morrissey
The Polsky Family Foundation
Elaine & Norman Polsky
Greg & Rebecca Reid
Erin Smith
Suzanne & Gregory Smith
The Trudy Foundation
Russ & Debbie Welsh
Richard Woods


In Remembrance

Bert & Ellen Darling
Adele Hall
Helen Harper
Emmy Morrissey

Joanne Muren
Phillip Petrus
Norman & Elaine Polsky
Dr. John Scowley

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