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What it’s like to meet the president: Q&A with 91-year-old former Beaumont mayor

Evelyn Lord, 91, is a resident of Calder Woods senior living community in Beaumont, has served four terms as Beaumont mayor (the first female to ever be...
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Faith Focus: These are the times we live in

In 1859, Charles Dickens famously wrote “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The words are as powerful today as the day...
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Friday photo: Sweet Valentine

On Valentine's Day, children in the after-school program at the Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood were surprised when they walked into their room at the Family...
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Couple celebrates 81 years of marriage this Valentine’s Day

This year, Madeline and Walter Luther, residents at Buckner Westminster Place, are celebrating their 81st Valentine's Day as a married couple. The Rhode Island natives met as teenagers...
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Houston couple celebrating more than six decades of love this Valentine’s Day

For Jim and Rosalyn Huddleston, February 14 isn’t just Valentine’s Day. More than six decades ago, it was also their wedding day. They married on February 14,...
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Faith Focus: What love looks like

If love were a person, what would it look like?  I’ve wondered this often over the last 18 months as I’ve traveled to different Buckner senior living...
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Sanchez seeks to engage Houston

MariaLuisa Sanchez, Buckner’s new ministry engagement coordinator for the Houston area, has an open-mind policy when it comes to engaging volunteers at the Buckner Family Hope Center...
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Friday photo: Albert Reyes attends 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast

Buckner President and CEO Albert Reyes traveled to Washington D.C. this week to attend the 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast hosted by the U.S. Congress, with President Donald...
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Friday photo: Ventana by Buckner construction update

Construction at Ventana by Buckner is moving fast! The high-rise luxury senior living community is on track to open in 2019, bringing the distinctive senior lifestyle of...
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60 years and counting

Lewis Laurent still remembers the first time he saw his wife-to-be, Mary Ida. “I was in the second grade,” he said. “Her mother pulled up to the...
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