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Tie a Double Knot by Patti Henderson Once in a lifetime, people are lucky if they find and marry their one true love ~ even luckier to remain married long enough to fulfill the vow “until death do us part.” But to meet someone special late in life and get married a second time around is truly a blessing. Here are two such stories.
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Shirley and Orbie Meet Shirley Johnson Mays. Shirley is 74 years old. She was born and raised in Kentucky until moving to Birmingham when she was 16 years old. She graduated from Ramsay High School, and married her first love Douglas when she was just 20. They were married for 44 years until he passed away. Shirley has 3 daughters, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great grand children. All live fairly close by. Meet Orbie. Orbie is 89 years old. He was born and raised in Hamilton, Alabama where he graduated from Hamilton High School. He later attended UAB. Orbie spent 43 years working for Birmingham Water Works and then retired. He then spent most
of his retired years in Niceville, Florida where he was able to enjoy his favorite pastime, golf. Orbie was married to his wife Helen for 56 years until she passed away. He has 4 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. All but one live here in Birmingham. Now meet Mr. and Mrs. Orbie Mays. “Together we’ve been married 100 years!” said Orbie. (In case, like me, you didn’t
St.VincentÕ s Health System Heart Day On February 20, St. Vincent’s Health System will host its annual Heart Day. This event will take place at St. Vincent’s Birmingham, St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Vincent’s East, St. Vincent’s One Nineteen and St. Vincent’s St. Clair campuses from 6 am – 11 am. Heart Day is designed for adults ages 18 and older, including both cardiac patients and others. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and the number one killer of women. Symptoms of heart disease may be different for men and women and can be difficult to classify or detect. Heart Day is an opportunity for adults to be screened and become educated about heart disease. St. Vincent’s Heart Day gives the public an opportunity to be screened by St. Vincent’s medical staff in an efficient and affordable manner. A few simple tests can offer reassurance or identify areas of concern before they become emergencies. For $40, participants receive an EKG, lipid profile, blood pressure screening, basic metabolic profile, and a t-shirt. The usual cost for these services is $350.
“There are a lot of people out there with undetected coronary or vascular disease,” says Byron Jones, MD of Alabama Cardiovascular Group and the medical staff at St. Vincent’s Health System. “Heart Day can play an important role in detecting problems early. Family history is very important. Adults in their late 30s or early 40s should absolutely be screened if they have parents, siblings, or even children, who have had heart disease.” Register for Heart Day by calling St. Vincent’s Dial-A-Nurse at 939.7878 or 800.331.6777. St. Vincent’s Health System is comprised of St. Vincent’s Birmingham, St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Vincent’s East, St. Vincent’s One Nineteen, and St. Vincent’s St. Clair. Together, they are dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. St. Vincent’s Health System is a health ministry of Ascension Health. For more information about St. Vincent’s Health System, please log onto: www.stvhs.com.
Orbie, Shirley, Walt, Mary grasp that equation: 44 for Shirley plus 56 for Orbie makes 100 years!) And they can each add 7 more years of marital bliss on top of that! For in January of 2003, Shirley and Orbie both agreed to say “I do,” again. As Shirley admits, after a person loses his/her spouse, it can be quite lonely. But the two of them made the choice to See KNOT | pg 14
Students Compete in Shelby County Spelling Bee
Marieclare Shirey a sixth–grader from Briarwood Christian School and Matteo Macaluso an eighth–grader from Oak Mountain Middle School spelled their way to the top of the Shelby County Spelling Bee Jan. 22. Shirey placed first with Macaluso coming in second. Middle school students from local private schools and the Shelby County school district participated in the 2010 Shelby County See BEE | pg 4 Spelling Bee on