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Tobie & Lara. Phoenix, AZ

It all started while playing my violin on a hot summer night in 2009 at the Scottsdale Artwalk. I was late arriving and the meeting of a lifetime almost didn’t happen. As usual, I was playing for loose change and small dollar bills, until I met her: the woman I had been playing for all my life. She began coming to see me whenever I performed and our relationship slowly started to...
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when you stand beside your friend

On May 29, 2011, Suzanne Marie Brown stood at the entrance of St. Paul Catholic Church in Tampa, FL in a gorgeous Yves St. Laurent gown as her father Douglas Strickland prepared to walk her down the aisle to join her husband-to-be John Marvin. The chapel was filled with the fragrant aroma of sweet peas and lilies as the couple stood hand in hand in front of their friends and family. The violin...
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when you honor your commitment

When we first met in high school, we knew we were meant for each other. Fifty years later, through five children, three houses, 22 cars, 68 vacations – 32 of them with the kids – fire, flood, sickness and mostly health, we’re still sure we were meant for each other. Join us in celebrating 50 years of marriage and 53 years of joint memories. We’ll tell all the old stories, laugh at the...
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when all you have are memories

BILL FREEMAN. SAN ANTONIO, TX Family was always first for Bill Freeman. His number one goal was to make life a joy for others. April Fool’s Day was his favorite holiday, starting at age seven when he glued the mailbox closed and then hid in the shrubbery to watch the mailman and his mother struggle to get it open. He proposed to his wife, Estelle, on April 1st and they were married exactly a...
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