These Houston Philanthropists Strive to Make a Difference


By Lisa Malosky
Photography by Evin Thayer
Copyright 2009 Health and Fitness Sports Magazine

Click here to read the story at Health and Fitness Sports Magazine Houston is home to countless generous and caring givers. Whether it’s helping to find a cure for disease, providing healthcare services for the less fortunate or improving youth educational opportunities, local philanthropists happily seek to improve the lives of others. Presenting our second annual “Charity Angels.” Bill and Melissa King Through personal hardship, Bill and Melissa have learned the importance of charity. “In eight years of marriage, Bill and I have

Bill and Melissa King

been dedicated to helping others help themselves. We have individually known hardship, failures and heartbreaks, and without the support and encouragement of others, we doubt we would be where and who we are today,” says Melissa, mother to a blended family of four children.

Bill, currently of counsel to Bracewell & Giuliani, LP, serves as chair for the Galveston Bay Foundation, and for Interfaith Ministeries. He is also the co-founder and president of the Houston Fire Fighters Foundation.

Melissa, a third generation Texan, is on the board of directors for SEARCH and Neighborhood Centers Inc., and was appointed by Lt. Governor David Dewhurst to a six-year term on the Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

“Bill and I are motivated to work with organizations that provide education and assistance to an individual’s independence and success, preventive health measures and outreach to underserved communities,” Melissa says.