Court Our Lady Of Peace #2728
Teller County Colorado
Unity and Charity
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REGENT
Linda was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 4, 1949. For the first seven years of her life she was convinced that the fireworks and excitement were in her honor! She attended Catholic schools until she graduated from Christ the King High School in Queens, NY. She attended SUNY at Stony Brook and graduated with a B.A. in History and a minor in Education in 1970. Linda married her husband, Ken, in 1986. They lived in Maryland in the Washington, DC area for 33 years. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Ken and Linda moved to Colorado in 2019 and joined Our Lady of the Woods parish. She has been a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Our Lady of Peace #2728 since October, 2020. Linda is a member of the Spirituality Circle of Love and has been in charge of the Christmas Giving Tree which serves all of Teller County.
VICE REGENT
Kathie Boucher was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She was baptized shortly after her birth and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Marshfield where she attended school through 8th grade. She then attended Columbus Catholic High School also in Marshfield. After High School she attended St Joseph’s School of Radiologic Technology and graduated from there in 1970 with an American Registry of Radiologic Technology Certification. She married Doug Boucher shortly after that and they moved to New Zealand where he was stationed with the United States Air Force. They returned to the States in 1972 and lived in Colorado Springs. She became involved with the Catholic Chapel at Peterson AFB where she was a member of the choir and assisted with faith formation. Their first two children were born in 1973 and 1975. Fortunately, the family was able to stay in Colorado Springs while Doug traveled extensively for the Air Force. In 1980 the family moved to Denver and then on to Houston for 4 years where Doug retired, and they moved back to Colorado Springs. Kathie was involved in parishes in all of the locations where they lived. She served as assistant teachers for religious education, was in the choir, helped with fundraising activities and anywhere there was a need. In 1992 they were blessed with another daughter and shortly thereafter took custody of their 2-year-old granddaughter whom they raised to adulthood. The two girls attended Divine Redeemer Catholic School from Preschool through 6th grade. While there Kathie became the school librarian, was very involved with many school activities that also benefited the parish as a whole. After Doug retired the second time and the girls grew up, Doug and Kathie built a home near Guffey, Colorado and Kathie started attending Mass at St. Peter Chapel in Cripple Creek, CO where she is a lector and helps with hospitality, she taught RCIA classes for a young girl that wished to become Catholic, she has sewn all new altar linens for the church and is currently replacing the banners that grace the ambo at the chapel. Kathie joined Catholic Daughters Court Our Lady of Peace #2728 in Woodland Park, and has helped with many of the programs that CDA sponsors. She also is currently one of the coordinators of the Funeral Reception Ministry for the parish. Kathie feels very blessed to be able to work with this group of beautiful, loving women and looks forward to serving them in the capacity of Vice Regent.
TREASURER
Julie is married to Clifford Hatch. They have 2 handsome sons, Dominic Lee 38yrs and Brandon Edward 17yrs.They have 4 beautiful grandchildren, Haylee(18), Raylee(16), Scarlett(13) & Dominic II (10). She currently works for Teller Senior Coalition as a driver and she LOVES her job. Previously she was an in-home appliance repair tech for 30 yrs. Julie has been active in church ministries at Our Lady of the Woods Church in teller County since 2012. She has been involved with Hospitality, Faith Formation and the St. Joseph Ministry. She has been a Catholic Daughter since Court, Our Lady of Peace #2728 was inducted in 2017 and she was our first Regent. Julie enjoys spending time with her Sisters in Christ and working with them in Unity and for Charity. She loves being a Catholic Daughter and trying hard everyday to be the hands and feet of Our Lord Jesus.
RECORDING SECRETARY
A cradle Catholic, Melissa spent her childhood as a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Plains, Kansas, where she grew up with her parents and four brothers. She received all of her sacraments there and attended the parochial school through third grade. The parish then closed the school, and Melissa transitioned to the public school system. After graduating high school, Melissa received her associates degree from Seward County Community College, Liberal, KS, and her Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Emporia State University in Emporia, KS, earning Magna Cum Lauda honors from both colleges. It was at ESU that she met her future husband, Barry.
In 1981, Melissa and Barry married and the two settled in Dighton, Kansas, where Barry had just finished his first year of teaching. They remained in Dighton for four additional years before moving to Plains to teach at Melissa’s alma mater, Southwestern Heights High School. While in Dighton, Melissa and Barry were blessed with two sons, Ryan and Scott. However, the family’s move to Plains brought them closer to Melissa’s parents; and, having grandparents close by, was invaluable in the busy lives of teachers/coaches. While young educators, both obtained their Master’s Degrees in Educational Administration from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas.
They remained in Plains raising their sons and teaching until their retirement in 2014 when they relocated to Woodland Park, CO. Both soon became involved in ministry work at Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Church. Melissa served in the hospitality and extraordinary ministries; was a sacristan; a choir member; counted money; and, headed Taya’s Table, a community-wide meal. In January of 2017, Melissa became a charter member of Court Our Lady of Peace #2728, the local court of the Catholic Daughters of the Americans. In September 2019, Melissa was elected Regent for her court and is now serving a second term in this capacity.
Melissa and her husband love participating in Mass, doing charitable work, entertaining, traveling, visiting their family, and spending quality time with their six grandchildren. Being a CDA member provides Melissa the opportunity to be among other altruist women who love carrying out charitable acts of kindness.
Brenda was born into Catholicism and lived in PA most of her young life with her parents, two sisters and brother. She strayed from her Catholic upbringing when she was on her own, but still believed and followed many of the teachings. Brenda earned her Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and an Associate’s in Specialized Technology Degree from Triangle Tech of Erie, PA. She then relocated to Virginia where she’s been employed as an Architectural Drafter and CAD Manager for over 25 years. Virginia was where she found a wonderful life with her husband Nick and their adopted schnauzers. She made stuffed bears and other animals from old fur coats calling them “Saved Souls” naming each one after a saint and went to many craft shows selling them. Brenda even designed their retirement home on the bay which Nick built. Nick passed away after 14 years together. Brenda’s sister, Chris, convinced her it was time to relocate and helped her move to Colorado. Upon moving to Divide, CO in 2018, Brenda became a member of Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Community. She joined Court Our Lady of Peace #2728 in March 2020 and became a volunteer with TCRAS at that time. Brenda feels she truly found her calling with the Catholic Daughters as she has always loved to help. She’s made many lasting friendships with these incredible ladies who have taught her what it means to be Catholic and to follow Jesus’s teachings. Her faith has truly grown thanks to this wonderful organization. Brenda became her court’s Financial Secretary in 2022 and has been elected to a second term in 2024. She’s also a member of two Circles of Love: Spirituality and Quality of Life. Since crafting is one of her loves, she has been maintaining the court’s scrapbook for the past two years. She’s also serving as the state Spirituality Committee chairman. In 2022 she married a wonderful man, Bryan, who shares many of her same beliefs and interests. They both love spending time with their dogs Abby and Ruby. Brenda still makes time to garden, craft and paint.
Deacon Dave and his wife, Anita, were transplants from Houston, Texas, prior to coming to Colorado. They have three sons and ten grandchildren. Deacon Dave recently retired as the Administrator of the Permanent Deaconate and Pastoral Services for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. He retired from the Houston Police Department after 37 years in 2014. He was ordained in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on January 18, 2003 and became incardinated into the Diocese of Colorado Springs on April 4, 2016. Prior to coming to us at Our Lady of the Woods, he served at several parishes in Texas and Corpus Christi Parish in Colorado Springs.
Fr. Chance Billmeyer has been working in health, counseling and human services since 1989 - 10 years within homeless outreach and 14 years as the owner of his own health clinic in San Diego. Fr. Billmeyer returned to the seminary after hearing his call a second time and became a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu before transferring to the Diocese of Colorado Springs to be near his family.The core of his education came from his studies as a communications and biology major at SDSU. After graduating, Fr. Billmeyer worked with a phenomenally dedicated Irish priest named Fr. Joe Carroll. He helped create the St. Vincent de Paul Village, one of the largest homeless shelter and rehabilitation programs in the United States. During that time, he served as the headquarters' Communications, Public Relations and Business Development Director. This agency operates in San Diego, Palm Springs, Arizona and Las Vegas. It continues to transform lives today with over 530 employees and over 1500 volunteers.Fr. Billmeyer later became the Communications Director for several large international corporations including Novartis, EchoLink AOL Interactive, Time Warner, and Next Proteins. Later he opened his own health center and served the people of San Diego to restore health and to improve lives for 14 years. The health center offered naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, psychological counseling, nutritional therapy, physical and physio therapy, and dermatology. The center continues to be recognized as one of San Diego's leaders in overcoming illness and finding peace.After this time within the secular world, Fr. Billmeyer felt called to a deeper relationship with Christ and the Church. He sold his business and moved to Hawaii. It was here that our Mother Mary spoke to him and said, "Return to me." Fr. Billmeyer re-entered the seminary, obtained his master's degree from Mt. St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD and was ordained by Bishop Sheridan on May 30, 2020. He continues to study, to teach, to inspire and to bring people to Christ. In Father's words, "The vision or mission for each of us is to encourage and empower "neighbors to help neighbors," especially those who are in need. There is plenty of work to do in this vineyard. I can't think of a better way to give glory to God and to live my priestly Christian life. As Isaiah 6:8 says, " And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” Here I am, here we are, let us work in the vineyard of God so that we may all meet again on that final day in heaven." To that end Fr. Billmeyer works as the chaplain and executive board member for the Diocese at Catholic Engaged Encounter Colorado Springs, the INFERNO Men's Group, and Catholic Charities of Central Colorado.