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transplanted to Fort Worth in 1975 and she loves being a
Texan!
“When I was seven years old, my family was on a road trip to
visit relatives in Ohio,” said Leslie. “I asked my dad what
direction we were heading.”
“West,” he said.
“Oh good, I thought as I drifted off to sleep in the back of our
station wagon. Maybe he’ll forget to turn off and we’ll wind up in
Texas.”
Leslie and her husband Gary share a love of travel, golf and
grandkids-not necessarily in that order. They have three
children, Gary, Jennifer and Stephanie, and six grandchildren,
Lauren, Christina, Gabrielle, Lexi, Calvin and Wesley.
Court Bailey
all artists are self-taught.
Court excels in many mediums and has won awards
for his pastel portraits in Oklahoma, Washington
State, and Maine. He received a public grant to
provide a bas-relief portrait which now hangs in the
Louisiana Doll Museum. His varied works,
including sculpture and pen-and-ink drawings, are in
public and private collections throughout the United
States and Canada.