HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARCHIVES 

Paper: Houston Chronicle
Date: WED 06/05/02
Section: HOUSTON
Page: 3
Edition: 2 STAR

ON THE SCENE / At the 'Heart of the City'

Staff

Alley Theatre artistic director Gregory Boyd, left, gathers with "Heart of the City Gala" co-chairs Effie Worrell and Ed Smith and Downtown Houston Association board chair Debbie Fiorito, right, at the association's celebration Friday night at the Metropolitan Ballroom. 

The evening's honorees were Boyd, Dynegy Inc. and Juanita and Rudy Rasmus , pastors of St. John's Downtown. The 15th annual gala raised $200,000. 

Among the 470 guests were DHA president Priscilla Larson, Mary and Tony Gracely, Lynn and Mark Weikel, Ellie and Michael Francisco, Joe Nelson, Glyne Worrell, Glen Godkin, Pete and Jana DeLongchamps, Janet and Daryl Bristow, MaryLou and Walt Smith, Debbie and Mickey Driver, Sonny and Jodie Jiles, Monica Lamb, Paul Tetreault, Geoffrey Long, Sharon and Ray Wright, Jim Wilson, Loretta and Mark Hellrung, and Yolanda and Juan Londono.

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