CommunityGood NewsLocal News GOOD NEWS: Centers Fundraiser By OA Life - August 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Centers For Children and Families fundraiser 1 of 7 Toby and Sondra Eoff, owners of the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, pose for a photo with Taya Kyle during the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The event featured an evening with Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. The Eoff's were honored during the event with the Mary Elizabeth Whitaker "Ibby" Hardie Award. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper" Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013, signs copies of her books American Wife and American Spirit to be entered in the auction at the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event featuring an evening with Taya Kyle Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) Kirk Edwards, president and CEO of Latigo Petroleum, introduces guest speaker Taya Kyle at the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. Kyle is the bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) From left, Krista Escamilla, event emcee, Steve Taylor, auctioneer, Jay Hendricks, event emcee, Melanie Saiz, Centers' Marketing and Development Director, and Dustin Fawcett, Centers' Board Member, participate in a live auction at the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The event featured an evening with Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. Centers for Children and Families offers counseling services throughout the Permian Basin. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) Lynn and Darryl James, pose for a photo with Taya Kyle during the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The event featured an evening with Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. Lynn and Darryl James were honored during the event with the Harriet Herd Founders Award. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) From left, Grant Billingsley, Jan South, Burgess Wade, and Midland County Judge David Lindemood converse during the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The event featured an evening with Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) Melanie Saiz, Centers' Marketing and Development Director, shows off an aged bottle of Pappy Van Winkle whiskey being auctioned at the Centers For Children and Families fundraiser event Aug. 12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The event featured an evening with Taya Kyle, bestselling author and wife of the U.S. Navy SEAL "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, who was killed in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of the Oilfield Photographer, Inc.) Like this:Like Loading... Related Featured Local Savings