Good Fortune Brings Dedicated Kinkaid Supporters Together

Emily Attwell Crosswell ’59 writes of meeting her husband, Holcombe Crosswell ’58, while they were students at Kinkaid:

It was September of 1955 as I embarked on a new adventure—a forced one! As a true Lanier Junior High Purple Pup, I was quite sure that it was an adventure that I would not like; but my father thought otherwise!

Thanks to the fact that my best friend Ginni Vetter was going to Kinkaid with me and I knew a few great girlfriends already there, I thought survival might be possible. Mrs. Kinkaid, Mr. Cooper, Gilbert and Sullivan, Purple and Gold, smaller classes, and Friday night lights football offered enough for me to realize that Kinkaid could be interesting.

As the fall proceeded, I had a crush on an upperclassman who was totally cool and had a great group of friends. My good fortune began when my heart was broken by this totally cool guy. I was comforted by his best friend, who assured me that I would be okay. Indeed, I was okay. This "best friend" was Holcombe Crosswell, who won my heart soon after, and we started "going together" that fall.

On August 18, 1962, we were married while we were seniors at The University of Texas. Holcombe and I have four children who attended Kinkaid, Lisa Crosswell Stone ’83, Allen Holcombe Crosswell, Brady Evans Crosswell, and Clare Crosswell McLeroy ’88, and 12 grandchildren, many of whom attend Kinkaid.

We both continue to be involved with the School. Holcombe is a past chairman of the Kinkaid Board of Trustees, and together we chaired the School's fabulous Centennial Celebration in 2006. Today we still have many good friends who were classmates with us, and we all enjoy sharing the stories of times and adventures spent at Kinkaid. My good fortune indeed!

—Emily Attwell Crosswell ’59