He keeps his grandmother’s memory close
“My grandmother and I had the same birthday, June 29. We were really close. I spent a lot of time with her. Every year, we celebrated our birthdays together. We would eat shrimp and crawfish, hang...
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He gets joy from watching others eat his creations
“I was a fat kid who liked to eat, so I spent a lot of time in grandma’s kitchen. I guess it was natural that I ended up being a chef. “It may seem kind of...
She’s looking forward to hanging out with grandkids
“It seems like all I do is work. I would love to retire and spend time with my grandkids. That’s all I would want to do, hang out and travel with them.” What’s keeping you from...
Writing a book was this grandmother’s therapy
“When my grandson was a sniper in Afghanistan, I lived in fear every day. It’s one thing to be a parent of a warrior, it’s another thing to be a grandmother. It just about tore me...
Grandmother introduces her to photography
“I’m used to being on the other side of the camera. My grandmother gave me my first one when I was 10 — it was a Kodak Disc — and that just kind of started my...
After surviving cancer, crash takes husband
“All last summer was spent driving my husband to MD Anderson. He was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, so he had radiation and he suffered terribly. Two weeks after finding out he was cancer free,...
She spent 40 years helping to deliver babies
“I’m their grandmother and he’s their uncle. I’m from Miami, but I actually spend more time here now. “I retired from nursing three years ago. I was an OBGYN nurse, delivering babies for 40 years. It...
At 92, she doesn’t seem to be slowing down
“One of my first jobs was at The Baytown Sun. I worked part time for 25 cents an hour. My husband was running the presses and I worked on the presses, too. We made phone books...
