The Serenity of Love

Tom & Janie on wedding day, 2014. True love, so said, happens but once. Tom and Janie Meyers’ love story nullifies that statement. Both widowed, marrying again was neither desired nor something either expected until Cupid coupled them. “I was Director of Seniors’...

Rod and Carolyn Hock, married 59 years (and counting), prove love never gives up, never loses faith, and endures through every circumstance. Wedding Day at Church of The Hills. Cupid used a blind date to unite the destined couple. “After I graduated from Chicago...

Peter and Peggy Eggers have the distinct feeling that their love was meant to be. Peter and Peggy today. After graduating from Washington and Lee in Lexington, Virginia, Peter and his roommate headed west—his roommate in his VW Beetle and Peter on his Triumph...

Aimee with her Dad, Jim Many daughters of doting dads agree that ‘a daughter’s first love is her dad.’ Aimee Browne and her dad, Jim, prove not only that the adage is true, but also confirm the daddy/daughter bond is eternal. Aimee, a native of Evergreen, loves her...

Wedding Day Eighty years ago, while attending J.C. Potter Elementary School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, providence united Boyd and Barb Norton in first grade. Neither then realized they were destined to become soulmates, but their academic acumen was apparent. Boyd...

RMAE Principal Ann Hudson Margaret Elizabeth Sangster American poet, author and editor, claimed, “No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.” Sangster was born in 1838 and her zeal to teach seemingly resides in the soul of academic Ann Hudson, who is...

Denver native Tupper Briggs is a Baby Boomer and recalls, “Denver had to build four new high schools to accommodate us Boomers back in the 1960s. I graduated from George Washington High, got an accounting degree from Oklahoma State University, and was cordially...

Graham and Stefanie Anduri It’s been said that “music, with all its subtlety, has the immense power to unite people.” For Evergreen newcomers and coworkers at Ovation West Performing Arts, Graham and Stefanie Anduri’s parallel life paths and enduring love prove the...

Ten-year-old Arabelle “Ari” Hemmer, daughter of Nicole and Eric Hemmer, is a faithful volunteer at Elk Run Assisted Living. What started as a means to “earn” a one-on-one trip with her dad has transitioned into routine visits and actively volunteering with Elk Run...

“True Love’s Kiss” is a song actress Amy Adams sang in the movie “Enchanted” as she pined, I’ve been dreaming of a true love’s kiss and a prince I’m hoping comes with this. In her early 50s, Beth Anderson Gneiser, fourth generation Evergreen native, found the true...