Alison and Jason Rhodes of Asheville, North Carolina, announce the birth Oct. 23 of a son, Samuel Victor Rhodes. They are also the parents of a daughter, Ellie.
Seth Gilgus, a senior at Syracuse University, has been selected to the 2015 Empire Rugby Conference All-Conference 15’s Team at the position of center. He is one of six players from Syracuse to earn a spot on the 25-person team. Gilgus is the past president of the Syracuse University Hammerheads, the university’s rugby team, which he joined as a freshman. He is a graduate of Lee’s Summit West High School and was a co-founder of the Lee’s Summit rugby team for high school players. He is the son of Mark and Patty Gilgus.
Lisa and Jerry Bernard of Overland Park, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Brittany Bernard of New York City to Gabriel (Gavi) Melech Horwitz, son of Drs. Joel Horwitz and Nancy Isserman Horwitz of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sara Ruth Krantz, 62, passed away Dec. 11, 2015, in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born June 20, 1953, to Miriam and Harry Krantz at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City. Sara is survived by her mother: Miriam; siblings: Anne Krantz (Myron Perlman), David Krantz (Lisa Pemstein), Rachel Krantz (Edward Goldstein); nieces and nephews: Sharon and Ellen Makowsky, Isaac and Michael Krantz-Perlman, Maya and Hannah Krantz, and Debbie Sams and family of Ottawa, Kansas.
Jacob Elyachar, chief content producer-writer of jakes-take.com, has received a top designation in the national Small Business Influencer Awards. Elyachar was named a 2015 “Community Choice” honoree. The title is given to select award candidates who received outstanding community support of their nomination and has accomplished major achievements in their chosen field. Elyachar was nominated in the “Journalist” category.
Judy Sherry, the founder and president of Missouri-Kansas Grandparents Against Gun Violence (GAGV), has been named to a new 18-member anti-violence task force created by Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James.
