The 61st annual Fleur de Lis Charity Ball to benefit SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital was celebrated Dec. 28 at The Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. Twenty-six young women were presented to the Most Rev. Mark S. Rivituso, auxiliary bishop of St. Louis, before an admiring audience of family and friends. Mrs. Peter Fonseca served as ball chairman, with assistance from Fleur de Lis president Mrs. Jeffry A. Schmitt. To date, the organization has contributed a total of $2,967,000 to Cardinal Glennon. Last year, the hospital provided more than $6 million in free care to children from St. Louis and the bi-state area.
Julia Grace Amato, Dr. Jason Bradley AmatoBrooke Lambert Behan, Mr. Patrick Behan Jr.Margaret Lindsay Brnjac, Mr. John Bartholomew BrnjacEmilia Rose Brown, Mr. Daniel Patrick BrownElizabeth Dubuque Burns, Mr. Michael Edward BurnsJudith Josephine Clark, The Hon. Stephen Robert ClarkKatherine Darst Donnelly, Mr. John Darst DonnellyMargaret Helen Gough, Mr. John Patrick GoughMargaret Ann Griesedieck, Mr. Edward Joseph Griesedieck IIICaitlin Elizabeth Hansen, Mr. Brian Neil HansenAnna Tierney Leggat, Mr. Harry Baumstark LeggatElizabeth Ann Lovett, Mr. Brian Alan LovettEmily Patricia Lovett, Mr. Brian Alan LovettMarluel Joy McNulty, Mr. Ted Patrick McNultyCaroline Lily Otto, Mr. Jeffrey Philip OttoAshley Marie Parham, Dr. Walter Austin ParhamAnna George Pelligreen, Mr. Nicholas George PelligreenCatherine George Pelligreen, Mr. Nicholas George PelligreenElizabeth George Pelligreen, Mr. Nicholas George PelligreenPayton Grace Portnoy, Mr. Robert Burns KarnGertrude Maria Rhomberg, Mr. Gregory Robert RhombergCaroline Bush Sant, Mr. Frank Williams SantClaire Margaret Schneithorst, Mr. James Edward Schneithorst Jr. Paige Elizabeth Slusser, Mr. Eric Randall SlusserKathryn Janet Stengel, Mr. Michael John StengelAlexandria Nicole Tramelli, Mr. James Patrick Tramelli Sr.
Pictured at top: President Beth Schmitt, the Most Rev. Mark Rivituso, ball chairman Mimi Fonseca
