Son of Lee and Ogarite Cook
Jan is best known for the many years of Buckwheat Festival photos and school portraits.
During his career he also took thousands of artistic photos from nature, animals, people to buildings and much more.
A exhibition in his honor may be planned later this year
Anna R. Nassif, dance-choreography-music
Daughter of Joseph and Bertha Nassif
Ms. Nassif started her education at WVU and received additional training in Wisconsin, New York and Maine. During her career Ms. Nassif presented approximately 200 choreographic works, lectures, demonstrations and master classes. Her international career brought her performances and productions to France, Germany, Spain, Argentina, India, South East Asia, Africa, and several other places. Ms. Nassif also received numerous grants and awards for dance, related art study and research.
Professor Emerita - University of Wisconsin - Madison Campus
Ms. Nassif is Director of the Annual River City Festival in Rowlesburg.
www.annanassif.com
Cristina Nassif, soprano
Daughter of Dr. Thomas J. Nassif and Cristina Herrera de Nassif
Ms. Nassif began her vocal training with her mother, a Spanish mezzo-soprano and earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Maryland and an Artist Diploma from Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Ms. Nassif received several competition credits and is internationally acclaimed since her debut in 2009 as Bizet's Carmen at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Ms. Nassif honors Rowlesburg with here annual performance at the River City Festival on Memorial Day weekend.
www.cristinanassif.com
Darci Thabes, stone artist
Daughter of John and Devra Deems
"Being outdoors has always played a huge part in my life, and now plays a huge part in my art. I grew up playing in the woods and rivers of West Virginia. Then, after a brief stop in the Northwoods of Wisconsin for college, I spent time in the Mountains of Idaho and Montana. All these diverse locations have given me the ability to observe, and be inspired by, the natural world."
www.drawnninstone.com
Dallas Wolfe III, Preston County Sheriff
Son of Dallas II "Biff" and Jean Wolfe, grandson of Senator Dallas Wolfe Sr.
Dallas D. Wolfe III retired from the West Virginia State Police with the rank of First Sergeant in November of 2005 after spending twenty-five years serving the great state of West Virginia. He spent over twelve years as a uniform Trooper in the Philippi and Charles Town areas. He spent the last fourteen years of his career with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations as an undercover drug investigator, polygraph examiner and polygraph unit supervisor.
He is the son of Dallas and Jean Wolfe of Rowlesburg and the grandson of the late West Virginia State Senator Dallas Wolfe Sr. He graduated from Rowlesburg High School in 1976 and acquired an RBA degree from Bluefield State College in 1995. He attended the FBI National Academy located in Quantico, Virginia in 1993.
Dallas and his wife, Denise, live in Kingwood and have raised their sons in Preston County.
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