“Born in Norfolk. Came to Texas when I was young, and have been working construction. “I live right over there. I come to the park almost every day. “I’m 70 and I just retired last year. I worked hard all those years. Now I’m just … Continue readingEnjoying retirement after long construction career
“We’re sisters, and we lived apart for about 45 years. We moved from Idaho to California as teenagers, then she got married and moved away. It wasn’t until 2007 that I came out here to Texas. “We’ve always been close, even when we were apart. … Continue readingAfter 45 years, sisters back together again
“You never know what life holds in store for you. “In 1998 I caught a virus and developed cardiomyopathy; my heart was deteriorating. I was on a defibrillator and in and out of the hospital for two years. “My defibrillator was always going off. One … Continue readingAfter heart transplant, he’s no longer in a hurry
“We’re cousins. We don’t really get to hang out much because I’m going to college and I work a lot as an assistant general manager of a restaurant. “Trying to balance school and work is a little difficult, but I guess that’s just the price … Continue readingCollege student hopes to make his parents proud
“I’m a nurse by trade and was traveling a lot, auditing physicians’ offices for a Medicare HMO. I’ve always loved to read, but it was getting to be an expensive habit. So everywhere I went, I tracked down used bookstores. “One day I was working … Continue readingPerfect anniversary present — her own bookstore