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Dawna Womack fell in love with books at a young age, and the Tranquility House resident still reads every day. During her library career, she helped children discover the wonder of literature for themselves.

Paul and Mary Stigall’s love story began on a snowy winter day more than 50 years ago. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we asked these sweethearts about their lives together and what they’ve learned about marriage along the way.

Leland Womack is the longest-tenured resident at Presbyterian Manor, having moved in in the fall of 2008 with his wife, Dawna, who currently lives in the health care neighborhood.

By Keith McCarthy, son of resident Tom McCarthyWe celebrate Father’s Day to honor the unique role and niche of fatherhood. My father, Tom McCarthy, and I have an opportunity to enjoy, reflect and celebrate his example of fatherhood that he established for our family for nearly 60 years.My dad’s father passed away when my dad was 18 years old. At this point, my father partnered with his mother to raise his three siblings — two sisters and one brother.

At the age of four, resident Devetia Condray was milking cows on the family farm.“I was more of a tomboy and loved to be outside,” she said. Enjoying life in the great outdoors is something that continued throughout her adulthood, too.Ever since her only son, JB, was 12, Devetia remembers spending Mother’s Day at the lake with her husband, John Burton Condray, and son.