Sherri Patton

Originally from Waco, Texas, Mrs. Patton attended Baylor University and earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University. She served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas for a decade before moving to Forth Worth in 1998 with her husband, Robert L. “Bobby” Patton Jr., a member of a fifth-generation Fort Worth family. Together, they raised two children.

Mrs. Patton’s cancer journey began in 2015 with a breast cancer diagnosis. Throughout her treatment, she found the radiation therapy to be the hardest part – made more so as it required daily commutes to Dallas. After treatment, she wanted to help others facing cancer. Her desire to make a difference inspired her husband to make a gift in her honor to support the Fort Worth Expansion, which will improve local health care and contribute to the region’s future growth. “When a family member has cancer the whole family is affected,” Mrs. Patton said. “The radiation facility within the Fort Worth Expansion is so needed because it will mean less time away from the family and less time commuting, which will help ease the fatigue of treatment.”

The Moncrief Family

Gloria Moncrief, a Fort Worth native, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and began her professional career in the Office of Chief of Protocol during President George W. Bush’s administration. She returned to Fort Worth in 2009 to work alongside her father, Charlie Moncrief, and grandfather, Tex Moncrief, at the family’s oil and gas business, Montex Drilling Company. After her father succumbed to glioblastoma in 2021, she assumed leadership of the company.

Mrs. Moncrief vividly recalls the challenges of accompanying her father to treatment, including daily trips to Dallas. “We spent two hours in the car every day for what amounted to a 10-minute treatment,” she said. “What we discovered is that there are so many advantages to being treated closer to home, closer to your family. That explains why we are so excited and so passionate about this UT Southwestern Fort Worth Expansion. The Moncrief Cancer Institute and our family’s involvement with the institution are very important to us, therefore, we want this Fort Worth Expansion to be the best of the best.”

Meredith Luskey

Ten years ago, Meredith Luskey moved to Fort Worth with her husband Stephen, who returned to his hometown to start Brazos Midstream, an oil and gas pipeline business. The Luskey family’s connection to UT Southwestern began when Mr. Luskey’s father participated in a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer.

“I think the expansion is so important, not just for Fort Worth, but for all the surrounding communities,” Mrs. Luskey said. “We learned through my father-in-law’s experience how fortunate we were to be able to travel to Dallas and Houston while realizing how difficult that kind of traveling must be for any family. So this expansion, starting with its Radiation Oncology facility, should make this vital treatment accessible to everyone, in addition to attracting a new team of top-notch doctors who will move their families here and invest in the vision of Fort Worth.”