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THE BEGINNING OF A LEGACY

NORRIS WUENSCHE

By Kristi Wuensche as told to Jane Bromley

f you were to go to the 2023 Guinness
Book of World Records website and enter
I“Most family members to graduate
from the same university,” this is what you
would find:
Photo credit: Ashley Rodgers

Who:
Francis Wuensche Holden, Bobby Wied, Kelly Wied Mann, Reagan Mann, Karen Wied Simnacher,
Andrew Simnacher, Cindy Wuensche Thornton, Derek Holden, Amber Wuensche Parker, Chris
Wuensche, Keeton Mitchell, Haley Mitchell, Angie Heitmeier, Jennifer Phy, Eric Pierce, April Ehlers,
Britt Wuensche, Lauren Adams, Kaylyn Adams, Amy Adams, Mallory Adams, Craig Wuensche, Paul
Ehlers, Brenan Ehlers, Keely Ehlers, Kolton Ehlers, Amber McWhirter, Thomas Wuensche, Norris
Wuensche, Kristi Wuensche, Kim Wuensche Vann, Kyley Wuensche, Taylor Vann, Wendy Wuensche
Armes, Stefanie Wuensche Turnbow, Amy Wuensche Alexander, Arthur Wuensche, Paul Nordbrock,
Paul Schafer, Jayson Dunn, Christopher Betts, Kami Betts Slaback, Virginia Wuensche McKay, Gina
Wuensche Gillmore

What: Where: When:
44 Total Number United States (Lubbock) 01 July 2022

The most family members to graduate from the same university is 44 and was achieved by members
of the Wuensche family, who have graduated from Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas, USA, as
verified in July 2022.

Back in the 60s, they were just getting started. In fact, a farm in the Wilson area. His brother Arthur is
Norris Wuensche, the oldest living member of this a fellow Red Raider, and his sister Betty attended
impressive lineup, is graduate #3. Since then, red Tech for a time before becoming a phlebotomist. His
and black have been the colors of choice for so many brother Doug couldn’t wait to get to farming, so he
Wuensches. got his education on a tractor.
Norris was born in Lubbock at St Mary’s Hospital “We lived ‘way’ outside of Lubbock on a farm, south
(near the current location of Cafe J on 19th St.) in of Woodrow Road. How things have changed since
1948. His parents, Arthur and Dorothy, lived on then!” After graduating from Cooper High School,

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