Three careers, and some dancing, kept him busy
Life Stories: When Ed Hamlin decided in his late 60s that it was time to enroll in law school, those closest to him were not surprised. In fact, his wife, Doris Hamlin, was all for it.
Buxton built Cary into 'gem' of a city
The first time Russell Buxton III brought his wife, JoAnn, to the thousand or so acres that would one day be Cary's Lochmere development, he carried a metal detector in his hand.
Music was just one of his gifts
Life Stories: As soon as they heard of Don Mason's death, his friends knew what they had to do. It wasn't long before the women were on the phone with each other saying the same thing: "We have to take Don back to Vermont."
After late start, she painted till the end
Margaret Senter was a mother in her 30s when she first picked up a paintbrush to commit the flora of Pullen Park to canvas.
No loose ends in life lived at full speed
Life Stories:The first time Michael Manning heard his future wife speak, he knew there was something different about her. Kristy Anastasio was on a pay phone in a student lounge at Duke University.
Short in height, Wake Forest man lived a giant life
When Ralph Drum left the Army in 1945, his discharge papers listed four Purple Hearts, three Bronze Stars and a Silver Star for his service.
'Pee Wee' Moore helped push jazz in new direction
Life Stories:When saxophonist Numa "Pee Wee" Moore played with Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1950s, Gillespie called him the heart and soul of his band.
Cary High teacher soldiered through hard times with humor
It has been 22 years since David Spaugh addressed Cary High School's class of 1987. But since his death earlier this month, scores of parents and students have remarked on what a difference he made that graduation day.
Missing from the ballpark and the show
Life Stories:There's an empty spot in the crowd at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park this season, just behind home plate on the concourse. That's where Darren Steele used to stand.
Mommydarling led, outside the house and in
Life Stories:Joanne Tripp Emerson attended her very own leadership academy for women. Her mother, Louise Tripp, served as instructor.
Ruth Adams left gardens wherever she went
Life Stories:Don Adams believes that as a girl, his mother, Ruth Adams, found both an artistic ability and a deep well of self-reliance that saw her through a long life of adventure and learning.
With laughter and music, he got things done
Life Stories:Roger Mott points to a photo of his father, Don Mott, a kazoo at his lips, a twinkle in his eye. That was the essence of his dad, Roger says.
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