THE GENERATION OF THE PARENTS:The generation of the parents includes Kristen and Stephanie’s parents, aunts and uncles. The members of this generation are Valeska Sather, Michael Froelich, Stephen Sather, Diane Sather, Dave Sather, Carol Klages and Mark Sather. They were born between 1956 and 1971. The fifteen years of this generation ranged from the calm of the Eisenhower administration to the Cold War to the psychedelic 60s.
Here is what was happening in the years they were born.
August 14, 1956: Valeska Sather Waco, TexasValeska is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Mother
Valeska Tomena Froelich Sather was born in Waco, Texas on August 14, 1956. She graduated from Texas Lutheran College with a B.A. in General Business in 1982. She married Stephen Wayne Sather on June 9, 1984. She has two children, Kristen Sonja, born on September 10, 1992, and Stephanie Valeska, born on April 16, 1995. She worked for the University of Texas for approximately seven years and is currently a seasonal employee for the IRS and a housewife.
During 1956:
Dwight D. Eisenhower was President.
Elvis Presley enters the United States music charts for the first time, with Heartbreak Hotel.
Nikita Khrushchev attacks the veneration of Joseph Stalin as a "cult of personality."
The first episode of As the World Turns is broadcast on the CBS television network
Videotape is first demonstrated at the 1956 NARTB (now NAB) convention in Chicago by Ampex. It is the demonstration of the first practical and commercially successful videotape format known as 2" Quadruplex.
General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", first snooze alarm clock ever.
President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the phrase "under God" to be added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
The hard disk drive is invented by an IBM team led by Reynold B. Johnson.
The Huntley-Brinkley Report debuts on NBC-TV.
Suez Crisis: Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
United States presidential election, 1956: Republican incumbent Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democrat challenger Adlai E. Stevenson in a rematch of their contest 4 years earlier.
Persons born during 1956 include Mel Gibson, Australian actor and director,Johnny Rotten, British punk musician and TV personality, David Copperfield, American illusionist and Bo Derek, American actress
October 28, 1959: Michael Froelich: Houston, TexasMichael is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Uncle
Valeska’s Brother
Michael Lynn Froelich was born on October 28, 1959 in Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Radio-Television-Film. He also attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During 1959:
Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.
Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
Hawaii is admitted as the 50th U.S. state.
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba.
Pope John XXIII announces that the Second Vatican Council will be convened in Rome.
Walt Disney releases his 16th animated film, Sleeping Beauty.
A chartered plane transporting musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper goes down in foggy conditions near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all 4 occupants on board, including pilot Roger Peterson. The tragedy is later termed "The Day the Music Died", popularized in Don McLean's 1972 song "American Pie".
The Barbie doll debuts.
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and USSR Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate."
Rod Serling's classic anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS.
The first known human with HIV dies in the Congo.
Other people born during 1959 include Keith Olbermann, American news correspondent and sportscaster (Countdown), John McEnroe, American tennis player, Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian, Flavor Flav, American rapper, David Hyde Pierce, American actor, Sheena Easton, Scottish singer, Eliot Spitzer, American politician and former governor of New York, Richie Sambora, American musician, Kevin Spacey, American actor, Danny Bonaduce, American actor and disc jockey, Magic Johnson, American basketball player, Marie Osmond, American singer, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Emeril Lagasse, American chef and restaurant owner, "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer and parodist, Tracey Ullman, English/American comedian and actress and Val Kilmer, American actor.
April 26, 1961: Stephen Sather Lowell, MassachusettsStephen is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Father
Stephen Wayne Sather was born on April 26, 1961 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated from Texas Lutheran College with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science in May 1983. He received a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in May 1986. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in November 1986. He married Valeska Tomena Froelich on June 9, 1984. They had two children, Kristen Sonja, born September 10, 1992, and Stephanie Valeska, born April 16, 1995. Stephen worked for several law firms in Austin and is currently employed by Barron & Newburger, P.C. He is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
During 1961:
John F. Kennedy was President.
President Dwight Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
President Dwight Eisenhower gives his final State of the Union Address to Congress. In a Farewell Address the same day, he warns of the increasing power of a "military-industrial complex".
The Beatles perform for their first time at the Cavern Club.
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to vote in presidential elections.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba.
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3.
Gus Grissom, piloting the Mercury-Redstone 4 capsule Liberty Bell 7, becomes the second American to go into space (sub-orbital). Upon splashdown, the hatch prematurely opens, and the capsule sinks (it is recovered in 1999).
The Six Flags over Texas theme park officially opens to the public.
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between East Berlin and West Berlin and forming a clear boundary between West Germany and East Germany, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
Baseball player Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run in the last game of the season, against the Boston Red Sox, beating the 34-year-old record held by Babe Ruth.
West Side Story is released as a film.
Catch-22 is first published by Joseph Heller.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
Adolf Eichmann is pronounced guilty of crimes against humanity by a panel of 3 Israeli judges.
"Barbie" gets a boyfriend when the "Ken" doll is introduced.
Other people born during 1961 include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, Wayne Gretzky, Canadian hockey player, George Stephanopoulos, American political consultant and commentator, Susan Boyle, Scottish singer, Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian, George Clooney, American actor, Dennis Rodman, American basketball player and actor, Michael J. Fox, Canadian actor, "Boy George", British musician and producer, Diana, Princess of Wales, Toby Keith, American country music singer, Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States , The Edge (David Howell Evans), Irish rock guitarist (U2) , Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer and actor, Dave Mustaine, American metal singer, guitarist (Megadeth), Nadia Comaneci, Romanian gymnast and Sean Hannity, American radio/television host and conservative commentator.
April 15, 1966: Diane Roberts Sather Barton, VermontDiane is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Aunt
Stephen’s Sister-in-Law
Diane Roberts Sather was born on April 15, 1966 in Barton, Vermont. She married Mark Sather on May 20, 2000. They have two children, Madison Hope, born February 2, 2001 and Andrew Harrison, born June 14, 2005. The family currently resides in Huffman, Texas. Diane has worked for Continental Airlines for 23 years.
During 1966:
Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
Soviet space probe Venera 3 crashes on Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
In an interview published in The London Evening Standard, John Lennon comments, "We're more popular than Jesus now," eventually sparking a controversy in the United States.
The Texas Western Miners defeat the Kentucky Wildcats with 5 African-American starters, ushering in desegregation in athletic recruiting.
Bobbi Gibb becomes the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.
An artificial heart is installed in the chest of Marcel DeRudder in a Houston, Texas hospital.
The legendary album Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys is released.
The final new episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show airs.
Civil rights activist James Meredith is shot while trying to march across Mississippi.
Miranda v. Arizona: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded in Washington, DC.
Sniper Charles Whitman kills 13 people and wounds 31 from atop the University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower, after earlier killing his wife and mother (his mother was killed in the Penthouse Condominiums) .
The Beatles hold a press conference in Chicago, during which John Lennon apologizes for his "more popular than Jesus" remark, saying, "I didn't mean it as a lousy anti-religious thing."
In the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong begins the Cultural Revolution to purge and reorganize China's Communist Party.
The Beatles play their very last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
Star Trek, the classic science fiction television series, debuts with its first episode, titled "The Man Trap."
Grace Slick performs live for the first time with Jefferson Airplane.
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
Actor Ronald Reagan, a Republican, is elected Governor of California.
The Beatles begin recording sessions for their landmark Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, narrated by Boris Karloff, is shown for the first time on CBS, becoming an annual Christmas tradition.
Other persons born during 1966 include Rob Zombie, American rock musician, artist, and writer, Michelle Akers, American footballer, Nancy McKeon, American actress who played Jo Polniaczek on the long running NBC television series The Facts of Life, Stephen Baldwin, American actor, Halle Berry, American actress, Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, Adam Sandler, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), Inessa Kravets, Ukrainian athlete, Matt Drudge, American conservative Internet journalist, Christian Lorenz, German rock musician (Rammstein), Troy Aikman, American football player, Sinéad O'Connor, Irish pop singer and Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian actor.
Carol Klages Seguin, TexasCarol is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Aunt
Stephen’s Sister-in-Law
Carol Klages was born in Seguin, Texas. She received a B.A. from Texas Lutheran College in 1989, a Master of Education from the University of Houston-Victoria in 1991, a Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and a Masters Of Science from Walden University in 2007. She married David Sather on June 19, 1993. She is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Houston at Victoria and previously taught high school in Victoria.
1967: Dave Sather Lowell, Massachusetts Dave is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Uncle
Stephen’s Brother
David Scott Sather was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated from Texas Lutheran College with a degree in Business Management in 1989. He subsequently received an M.B.A. from Texas A & M University in 1991. He is also licensed as a Certified Financial Planner. He married Carol Klages on June 19, 1993. He is the President of Sather Financial Group in Victoria, Texas, which he founded in 1999.
During 1967:
Lyndon B. Johnson was President.
Super Bowl I: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Apollo 1: U.S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward Higgins White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test.
The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution (presidential succession and disability) is ratified.
Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
Yuri Andropov becomes KGB chief.
Israel occupies the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai peninsula and Golan Heights after defeating its Arab neighbours.
Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall is nominated as the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Pope Paul VI ordains 276 new cardinals (one of them Karol Wojtyła).
Jimi Hendrix's debut album Are You Experienced? is released in the United States.
Jim Morrison and The Doors defy CBS censors on The Ed Sullivan Show, when Morrison sings the word "higher" from their #1 hit Light My Fire, despite having been asked not to.
Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature The Jungle Book, the last animated film personally supervised by Disney, is released and becomes an enormous box-office and critical success. On a double bill with the film is the (now) much less well-known true-life adventure, Charlie the Lonesome Cougar.
U.S. Navy pilot John McCain is shot down over North Vietnam and made a POW. His capture will be announced in the NY Times and Washington Post two days later.
The Beatles release Magical Mystery Tour in the US as a full album.
Christian Barnard carries out the world's first heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
Professor John Archibald Wheeler uses the term Black Hole for the first time.
Boston Red Sox win the pennant for the first time since the 1940s and Carl Yazstremski wins the Triple Crown.
Other people born during 1967 include Tia Carrere, American actress (Wayne’s World), Dave Matthews, South African–born musician, Vendela Kirsebom, Swedish supermodel, Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana), Tim McGraw, American country singer, Anderson Cooper, American television journalist, Nicole Kidman, American-born Australian actress, Pamela Anderson, Canadian actress and model, Will Ferrell, American comedian and actor, Vin Diesel, American actor, Deion Sanders, American pro football and baseball player, Macy Gray, American R&B singer, Harry Connick, Jr., American singer and actor, Faith Hill, American country singer, Moon Unit Zappa, American actress and musician, Judd Apatow, American screenwriter and producer, Criss Angel, American musician, magician, illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer and Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia.
May 29, 1971: Mark Sather Lowell, MassachusettsMark is:
Kristen & Stephanie’s Uncle
Stephen’s Brother
Mark Andrew Sather was born on May 27, 1971 in Lowell, MA. He graduated from Texas Lutheran College with a BA in Kinesiology/Pre-Medical in May 1994 and graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, TX with a MA in Exercise Physiology in June 1996. He is married to Diane Marie Roberts on May 20, 2000. They have two children, Madison Hope, born February 2, 2001 and Andrew Harrison, born June 14, 2005. The family currently resides in Huffman, Texas.
Mark has worked in the field of diagnostic cardiology since 1996 selling equipment and providing clinical arrhythmia analysis services. He is currently employed as a Diagnostic Cardiology Specialist by the ScottCare Corporation, headquartered in Cleveland, OH.
During 1971:
Richard Nixon was President.
A ban on radio and television cigarette advertisements goes into effect in the United States.
The landmark television sitcom All In The Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
Apollo 14 (carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell) lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission.
Evel Knievel sets a world record and jumps 19 cars.
A new stock market index called the Nasdaq debuts.
The southern part of Québec, and especially Montreal, receive 42 cm of snow in what becomes known as the Century's Snowstorm (la tempête du siècle).
Boxer Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden.
The Ed Sullivan Show airs its final episode.
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: The Supreme Court of the United States rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.
The Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam War.
The New York Times begins to publish the Pentagon Papers.
Southwest Airlines, the most successful low cost carrier in history, begins its first flights between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
New York Times Co. v. United States: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Pentagon Papers may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint.
Jim Morrison, leader of The Doors is found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France.
Right to vote: The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.
The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin become the first to ride in a lunar rover, a day after landing on the Moon.
József Cardinal Mindszenty, who has taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary.
Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.
U.S. President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The UNIX Programmer's Manual is published.
Intel releases the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
During a severe thunderstorm over Washington, a man calling himself D. B. Cooper parachutes from the Northwest Orient Airlines plane he hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money, and is never seen again.
The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert. The event is memorialized in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". The casino is rebuilt in 1975.
Ray Tomlinson sends the first ARPAnet e-mail between host computers.
Other people born during 1971 include Kid Rock, American rock singer, Picabo Street, American skier, Shannen Doherty, American actress, Lisa Lopes, American rapper (TLC) , Mark Wahlberg, American actor and singer, Bobby Jindal, American Governor of Louisiana, Tupac Shakur, American rapper, poet, and actor, Marc Andreessen, American software developer, Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater, Corey Feldman, American actor, Kristine Lilly, American soccer player, Pete Sampras, American tennis player, Snoop Dogg, American rapper, Winona Ryder, American actress, Christina Applegate, American actress, Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player and actor, Larisa Alexandrovna, Ukrainian feminist, Corey Haim, Canadian actor, Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer and Dido, English singer.
