Special Thanks to:

  • BayStar Printing for printing our programs
  • Admiral Chester Barnes for sponsoring a table for security
  • E. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Brown for designing our tickets, program, and website
  • Bryson Memorials (Angleton) for their research on and drawings of the monument
  • Dido’s Seafood Restaurant and Captain Frank Dietz for the Yellow Stone dinner cruise
  • Freeport Historical Museum for providing our meeting room and support
  • Karalee Lance for sponsoring a table for our band
  • James Patterson for donating his auctioneering services
  • Pier 30 for donating all the beer for our event
  • Carrie Primm for singing for us
  • Sharkey’s on the Beach for donating all the wine for our event
  • Tami Sophia for creating our event’s PowerPoint deck
  • Texian Fifes and Drum for providing period music for our event
  • Village of Surfside Beach for donating the use of Stahlman Park and other support for our event
  • United States Coast Guard

Thanks to All Who Donated Auction Items and Sponsored Tables for our Event

  • James Anderson, American Legion Post 561, Brazoria
  • Anchor Motel
  • BASF Corporation
  • Beachfront Properties
  • Representative Dennis Bonnen
  • Brazoria Heritage Foundation
  • Breaker Sports
  • Kay Cherry
  • Coastal Sisters Charming Rentals
  • Corona del Mar
  • David and Sandi Cooksey
  • Cradle of Texas Conservancy
  • Larry and Marilyn Davison
  • Lou and Debbie Golish
  • The Estate of Ronnie and Jan Grant
  • Nat Hickey
  • Tom and Marsha Hines
  • Shirley Knox
  • Lucy Goose Market (Freeport)
  • Stan and Jamie Murray
  • Ocean Village Hotel
  • Melanie Oldham
  • Sam and Billye Pakenham-Walsh
  • Georgia Pavey
  • Plantation House
  • Robert and Candy Rab
  • Red Snapper Inn
  • Jackie and Mary Lou Reid
  • River Rendezview
  • Roc’s American Kitchen (Freeport)
  • Dr. Bob and Tissie Schwebel
  • Darrell Schwebel
  • Sissy Shadden
  • Sons of the Republic of Texas
  • Surfin’ Rita’s
  • Surfside Beach Lions Club
  • Surfside Loco
  • Texas Clay Girls
  • Dr. Aubrey (1945-2018) and Margie Tucker
  • Two Earth Chics Jewelry
  • Windy Escapes Vacation Rental