Frances is a nurse in the operating room at Children’s Medical Center and Christina is a social worker. Jerome is a junior at Alter and his sister, Lucy, is a freshman.
“We love Alter High School,” said Mary Hess. Her husband Steve, agrees.
Steve Hess’s brother, David, and his wife, Cecilia of Kettering, are parents of seven children. Their three oldest daughters: Emily, Laura and Susan, are graduates of Ohio Northern University. “And they all have jobs,” said Cecilia Hess with a smile.
Molly Hess, 19, is a freshman at Wright State University and Kathy is a junior at Alter. The two youngest in the family: Carl is a seventh-grader at St. Charles School and Amy is a third-grader at the school. “Carl and Amy are looking forward to going to Alter,” said David Hess, who is the finance director and administrator with the Montgomery County Jobs and Family Services.
Thomas and Joanne Hess of Washington Twp. have six children. Their oldest son, Matthew, is an orthopedic surgeon at a Michigan hospital and a Wright State University graduate. His brother, Michael, is a dentist in Centerville and an Ohio State University alumnus. Mark Hess is a pre-med student at Wright State University.
Also a Wright State University, graduate, Maryann Hess, is now enrolled in the Sinclair Community College Police Academy. Miles Hess is a senior at Alter and his sister, Mikaela, is a sophomore.
Dr. Thomas Hess is an anesthesiologist at the Kettering Medical Center.
Lucille Hess, 87, of Beavercreek, the mother of the three Hess men, joins her immediate family for dinner once a month at a restaurant, chosen by one of the couples.
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