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PROFILE

10 Gary Buckner

DINING

16 Haystack Burgers & Barley

FEATURES

20 Woodrow Wilson’s swim team

24 Local thrift shops

30 Rocky and his wranglers

COLUMN

34 A life-saving liver

Read more on page 10.

Photography by Lauren Allen.

Neighbor Gary Buckner creates art, builds furniture and invests in real estate.

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Renaissance man

Factories, furniture, recreational vehicles and actual towns — artist and contractor Gary Buckner breathes new life into old things

Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB | Photography by LAUREN ALLEN

In 2015, Delta Industries left its 100-year-old Oak Cliff factory to the pigeons; birds and rodents gained entry through portals opened when bandits uninstalled two air-conditioning units.

There was talk of tearing down the place (originally the Dixie Wax Paper Company) to make way for apartments. But a couple of visionaries, our neighborhood’s Gary Buckner and Monte Anderson in South Dallas, had another idea.

The plan: Save the building, air out dank hallways where mosquitos swarmed over standing pools of water, and remove 200,000 pounds of scrap from the roof. Turn it into a place of doers and makers, and rebrand it Tyler Station.

“Most people looked at it all and thought it was too much work to fix,” Buckner says. “To me, I see there are walls, a ceiling and infrastructure, so we can fix it.”

Buckner, owner of Stash Design and partner in Tyler Station, is loath to give up on an object, be it a discarded toy or a 110,000-square-foot mill from the 1920s.

TYLER STATION

A front-angle look at the building today reveals an eclectic array of storefronts: skate shop, book boutique, hair salon, artists co-op, brew house, pet supplier, comic and collectibles trading post.

Stash Design occupies a quarter of the building. His is one of 70 businesses within. On a tour, Buckner chats up his neighbors.

Gary Buckner owns Stash Design and Stash Signs, is a partner in Tyler Station and has significant projects underway around the state of Texas.

Adapted iron cattle panels, rather than opaque walls, divide the suites, a layout that encourages conversation.

Buckner admires the way fellow occupants find uses for every cranny of the building, he says, pointing to a kiln in a space where a gift shop owner holds pottery classes.

“It’s really turned out better than I ever hoped,” he says. “They can carve out a space for themselves, and share, and it is affordable.”

In an upstairs office, overlooking his firm’s 25,000-square-foot warehouse, Buckner stands at a white board, marker in hand, attempting to help a reporter grasp his various enterprises and projects.

Most days, business partner Monte Anderson is the public face of Tyler Station.

But Buckner is the soft-spoken, metal-welding, longhaired and flannel-shirted yin to Anderson’s public-lecturing, investor-courting, close-cropped and sports-coated yang.

At a recent talk about gentrification and incremental development, Anderson pointed at Bucker, who was sipping coffee in the back of the auditorium, and told the audience they’d been “scheming for years and years” to create a space for makers.

“Because of Gary’s influence, we really did this project,” Anderson says. “He’s an artist and a furniture maker, and he has all kinds of creative things.”

Add to that real estate investor, tiny-home maker and philosopher, and it’s a start. He’s also building a town.

STASH DESIGN AND STASH SIGNS

Back in the office hang clipboards with business names printed at the top — Longhorn Ballroom, Sketches of Spain, Musume Restaurant, Raising Cane’s (Arboretum Village), Ritz Crackers, American Airlines, City of Dallas. Those are a few Stash Design (and subsidiary company Stash Signs) clients.

Restaurants, not the only focus, make up a significant portion of Stash clientele.

Buckner, while an artist with an indie heart, enjoys earning money and paying his 12 staffers. In the best cases, when restaurateurs allow him a measure of creative freedom, dining establishments make a perfect palette for Buckner’s brand of green, functional art.

Building out Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, for example, Buckner used cast-off parts, metal and wood from a shuttered auto shop across the street.

In one forthcoming restaurant, they plan to install bleachers that once were inside SMU’s natatorium, Stash Design’s chief financial officer Matt Davis says when he joins Buckner in the office.

It’s not just about the environment. People like the story. It’s a marketing point, he says. “SMU students or alumni are going to love that.”

Part of Buckner’s mission is to “help people see trash differently.”

He also wants us to see signage anew. That’s why he

launched Stash Signs and brought on Stephen Kirkpatrick, who uses a computer numerical control (CNC) machine, a huge 3D printer-type of equipment, to make business signs art.

Abbas Diba, a graphic designer and Iranian refugee who moved his family to the neighborhood by way of Ireland, also operates the CNC machine, and Buckner says “he can do anything.”

Stash Signs can be seen at Gold Dust Tattoos, Vivian’s Boutique, Leila Bakery or Starship Bagel, to name a few.

MILLER’S COVE

Alongside the rear loading dock at Tyler Station is a 1960s-era Airstream trailer, which Buckner is retrofitting for a client. The job illustrates Buckner’s gift for maximizing every square inch. He installed floors, marble tile, high-end fixtures, a wine bar, kitchen, toilet and a tub, all inside a 200-square-foot trailer.

It’s one of a half-dozen silver bullets parked in the Tyler Station lot. He has been turning them into fully functioning homes because people need them, and glamorous campers because glamping is a popular pastime.

He’s reasonably sure Dallas’ code would prohibit an RV park at Tyler Station, or make permitting too onerous. So Buckner is working on a deal near Mount Pleasant, in a 109-acre burgh called Miller’s Cove, population: 72.

Retrofitting 1960s-era Airstreams and welding for function, form or both are just a couple of the things happening at Stash Design.

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There, 120 miles from home, he plans to turn an old race track into an event center (for concerts or quinceañeras, he says) and create an RV park.

His business partner is the Town of Miller’s Cove. This project could be both a housing solution and a “lifestyle solution,” he says.

He envisions sustainably remodeled tiny homes and trailers with solar panels, “where you won’t have to tax the crap out of people.”

CAB STATION

Meanwhile Buckner is a minority shareholder in a Gainesville project.

Denton County entrepreneur James Combs is redeveloping a 60,000-square-foot building, and the plan sounds familiar. Save an old mill, install solar panels, use repurposed and upcycled materials to contemporize and transform the block into a haven for doers and makers.

This Tyler Station cousin is called CAB Station (for Community and Business).

Combs has said he wants to give it a “resto-mod feel.” Restored and modified is Buckner’s modus operandi, and he is charged with designing the lower level with about 200 small vendor booths inside. It will be modeled after Tyler Station.

Bucker says CAB is just the beginning. CAB and Tyler Station offer “a model that can be used anywhere in the world.”

This brand of development is about building wealth and opportunity within neighborhoods and among local, independent business owners rather than developers from out of town, Buckner and his partners believe.

As Anderson said during his lecture, “It takes a village to raise a child. It really takes a whole community to develop a building.”

THE BURGER KING

KEVIN GALVAN BRINGS A FAMILY LEGACY OF RESTAURATEURS TO HAYSTACK BURGERS & BARLEY

Story by RENEE UMSTED | Photography by KATHY TRAN

KEVIN AND JENNY GALVA N had already opened three Haystack Burgers & Barley locations by the time the Lakewood restaurant opened in May 2020.

But it was the store in Hillside Village that changed the criteria for future Haystack locations.

“Every Haystack we’ve done since, the drive has been the patio,” Jenny says.

The Lakewood restaurant is in the former Dallas Swim Club space, which moved to another spot in the Hillside Village shopping center. Specifically, the restaurant occupies the space where the locker room and shallow end of the pool were.

The Galvans, who have been married for 25 years and met as students at Dallas Lutheran School,

were familiar with our neighborhood before they opened the restaurant here. But they had also heard stories from an investor in the restaurant, now in his mid-70s, who attended Woodrow Wilson High School and used to hitchhike home from the east side of White Rock Lake.

Kevin’s journey in the restaurant industry began long before he and Jenny opened the first Haystack in Richardson in 2013.

His great-grandfather immigrated from Mexico and opened a restaurant in West Texas. His grandfather and father owned restaurants in the Metroplex, including Manny’s Tex Mex Grill in Frisco. So that’s how Kevin grew up, refilling chips in

his father’s restaurant and learning about Tex-Mex restaurateurship from his family.

“It’s what I’ve always wanted to do,” Kevin says. “Out of college, I started working for my dad and realized I really enjoyed this. So my dad fired me.”

Leaving the family restaurant, and following his father’s advice, he gained experience at Houston’s and then Pei Wei before he opened Ricardo’s Tex Mex in 2004. Kevin and Jenny operated it for a few years before creating a new concept, Haystack, putting a twist on their Tex-Mex experience.

After opening the Richardson store, the Galvans expanded to Turtle Creek (which has now closed),

A salad with fried chicken and onions, sweet potato chips and a burger from Haystack Burgers & Barley.

Frisco, Lakewood, Far North Dallas and Preston Hollow.

“We learned our niche is neighborhoods,” Kevin says.

In addition to its 1,000-square-foot, dog-friendly patio, Lakewood was the first without communal tables. Those two features came in handy at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the restaurant opened.

A few Bishop Lynch students were some of the first hires for the restaurant.

“They were just so happy to get out of the house,” Jenny says. “And then their parents and their friends, they would all come eat dinner. Everyone was just happy to have a gathering place.”

It just so happened that the online ordering system went live the day businesses had to shut down. Now, Lakewood handles more to-go orders than almost every other location. And the day the restaurant opened for patio seating and to-go orders was the day restaurants were able to open to 25% capacity inside.

Vodka soda was one of the most popular drink orders at the beginning.

“We call it ‘the local’ at all the other stores, but we know it’s really Lakewood,” Jenny says.

Salads and the avocado ranch burger, made with avocado ranch dressing, applewood smoked bacon, provolone, avocado and lettuce, are top sellers.

“We do burgers because everybody likes them, and you can eat it more than once a week,” Jenny says.

However, Haystack sells sandwiches and chili, too.

The Galvans’ Tex-Mex history comes through in the chips and salsa, queso and guacamole, along with the ranchero chicken stuffed jalapeños.

And of course, there are the “soon-to-be-famous” mozzarella sticks, as Kevin says. Each morning, the cheese is sliced and rolled in a Panko crust, ready for the fryer.

“I feel they’re life-changing,” Kevin says. “You can’t go back to frozen mozzarella sticks.”

A Haystack Salad and Lindsey’s Hay Club. The club features ham, turkey, cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo.

Haystack Burgers & Barley, 6465 E. Mockingbird Lane, haystackburgers.com, 214.434.1588

water in the Winning

Meet the boys of Woodrow Wilson High School’s record-setting swim team

Story by RENEE UMSTED

TWO ON THE PODIUM. Two relay teams breaking school records. Two first-time state qual ifiers.

That’s how the Woodrow Wilson High School boys team ended their season at the UIL 5A Swimming and Diving State Meet in Austin.

For seniors Jack Berube, Grant Closson and Tyler Patterson, it wasn’t the first time competing at that level. Nor was it their first time racing together: All three were Piranhas at Lakewood Country Club.

But for freshman Landon Fike and senior Max Freele, it was the first time to qualify for the state meet.

“I was super excited to go,” says Freele, who attends Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and swims for Woodrow. “Leading up to it, I was super nervous, though, because state is state, and it felt like it was almost out of my league. But I think I did really well, and I’m kind of proud of what I did.”

No one left empty handed: Berube won third place in the 200 freestyle, and Closson won third in the 100 freestyle. Though the relay teams didn’t medal, both set school records. The 200 medley relay team, which finished sixth, included Berube, Closson, Fike and Patterson. Closson, Freele, Fike and Berube came in 12th in the 400 freestyle relay.

Individually, a few of the seniors are graduating as school record holders.

Berube holds the record in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 500 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Patterson holds the record in the 100 breaststroke, which he set last year. Closson holds the record in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.

The journey to state hasn’t just meant enduring daily morning practices, though the trips to Benny’s Bagels afterward for breakfast were a nice perk. Their success at the state meet is years in the making.

Both of Fike’s parents were student-athletes at the University of Texas at Austin. His dad, who still swims competitively, was Fike’s first coach.

“I started swimming when I was 3, and then my dad trained me three times a week for like an hour,” Fike says. “It wasn’t that hard, just kind of learning the strokes.”

Though he was competing with older athletes, the state meet wasn’t intimidating, he says, because of his experience swimming on club teams.

“It was fun, me and the seniors, but next year, I hope to go for an individual event,” he says. “Medal — I hope to medal next year, really.”

Patterson, whose dad was also on the swim team at UT, joined the Dallas Mustangs club team a few years after joining the summer league team. The first time he won a race was as a Piranha, where he was one of a few boys his age who could finish a 25 breaststroke. By the time he was 9 years old, he was swimming

year-round. Being on the swim team was one of the most exciting parts of attending Woodrow, he says, and his experience at state as a freshman was one of the best he’s had because of the camaraderie shared by the team. The feeling was relaxed because Woodrow wasn’t seeded as high.

“This year, we actually had a chance to do something. We were seeded pretty high. We wanted to do good,” Patterson says. “So it was a lot more competitive feeling this year, maybe more pressure as well, which I still thought was fun.”

Berube’s not the first competitive swimmer in his family. His dad, Ryan Berube, was on the team that won the gold medal in the 200 freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

He has been swimming at

Woodrow since freshman year, but he only joined a club team last June. In middle school, he got hooked on water polo, and the plan was to join the team at the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the club swim team to become a stronger swimmer.

“I fell in love with the team and the guys on my club team and started to drop time very, very quickly, which resulted in the recruitment attention from a lot of different colleges,” Berube says. Next year, he’ll be swimming for the University of Virginia.

Closson also plans to continue swimming in college, at Georgetown University. He was “fairly competitive” in summer league as a kid, and his coaches encouraged him to join Dallas Mustangs.

This was his fourth year swimming

on the high school team and his fourth year attending the state competition.

As a freshman, his focus was taking in the experience. But after that, when Woodrow was moved to a more competitive region, Closson says he and his teammates had to get serious about getting faster. Closson has seen the team improve over time, and swimming with the Wildcats has been an enjoyable experience for him.

“It’s the sport boiled down to its most fun, where it’s not about times or the long run,” he says. “It’s focusing on the dual meet that’s maybe a week out and just racing and working together with the team.”

Freele didn’t start swimming at Woodrow until his sophomore year. He was on the water polo team in ninth grade for a few weeks, but he

From left: Max Freele, Landon Fike, Tyler Patterson, Jack Berube, Grant Closson. Photography by Hunter Lacey.

knew that wasn’t for him, so the next year, he joined the swim team. But his love for the sport began at the Tietze Park pool, where he went to spend more time with his friends outside of school.

Earlier in his senior season, Freele was an alternate for the 400 freestyle relay. His personal record at the regional meet was fast enough to secure a spot on the team headed to state.

“Woodrow is super teamoriented, even for an individual sport. There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’” Freele says. “Everybody’s together, supporting each other, making each other laugh, encouraging each other to come to practice. It’s stuff like that that really makes me love the team.”

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THRIFTING MIGHT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, SO HERE’S HOW TO DO IT IN EAST DALLAS

Judging by its humble Garland Road headquarters, White Rock Center of Hope might not look like an enterprise on the cutting edge of conscientious consumerism and style.

But doors beneath the generic-looking “Thrift Shop” signage lead to an impressive operation.

Neatly distributed rows of clothing, a curated selection of furniture and accessories, and a frontand-center “boutique” area stocked with higher-end inventory meet a shopper’s eye.

“We’ve been doing a lot to try to refresh our merchandising and marketing, to make sure the store is welcoming,” Executive Director Greg Smith says. “We always have fresh sales. You’ll see our floors have been cleaned, and they’re nice and sparkly.”

The staff says that if they don’t have what you need, or want, chances are they will have it next week. “We have a lot of churn, which is great,” Smith says.

Our neighborhood is a good place to thrift. According to a 2022 study by researchers at Lawn Love (based on the number of stores and Google searches), Dallas ranks No. 12 for second-hand shopping on their list of 200.

Commenting on the study, Oklahoma State University’s Department of Design and Housing professor, June Park, explains why shopping used is good for the environment and more.

“You are closing the loop by reusing material goods, and it’s a good way to support your community because many thrift stores are locally based small businesses, and a sizable portion of their earnings goes to charity.”

A study by the upscale online vintage furniture reseller Chairish showed home furnishings is the largest sector of the entire resale market. Sales hit $15 billion in 2021 and are expected to accelerate to $22 billion by 2027.

The thrift store at White Rock Center of Hope supports programs that assist families from ZIP codes 75238, 75218, 75214, 75228 and 75223.

Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB Photography by LAUREN ALLEN

Donations come in through the west side of the building, behind the retail store, where volunteers accept items Monday thru Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aside from old-school electronics and items that “have been loved so much they have nothing left to give,” Smith says they will accept almost anything.

The 16,000-square-foot build ing includes ample space for vol unteers to sort, count and orga nize those contributions.

Some will go to “clothing clos et,” in an adjacent area, where enrolled families can choose outfits free of charge four times a year. The center distributes some 81,000 items each year and also shares with other local charities, Smith says.

The foundation uses funds from the shop to purchase new socks and underwear so clothing closet clients take home com plete outfits, and it partners with North Texas Food Bank for its grocery pantry and provides a number of additional resources.

“Almost all of the labor at the thrift shop is volunteer,” Smith says. “That means every dollar at the store is benefitting people in the neighborhood.”

Since Smith joined the foundation 18 months ago, he has focused on expanding programming.

“Once people are stabilized, oftentimes they still need some help to figure out how to not need to come back again,” Smith says.

He points to a room that has been cleared to make way for a classroom where he says volunteers and social workers will teach useful skills such as financial literacy.

White Rock Center of Hope checks all the feel-good-shopping boxes, but it is not the only place in the neighborhood for resale, vintage and other second-hand treasure.

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and outdoor areas bursting at its seams with junk, gems and everything in be tween. A full set of dining table chairs hang from a ceiling over tubs of vinyl records, electric guitars, dishes, purses, couches, lamps — you get the idea. Make yourself at home. There’s an easygoing vibe thanks to owner Ken See, who is glad to either chat you up or leave you to your quiet perusing. Some days the staff smokes barbecue for community suppers and to feed people in need. A percentage of EVs’ sales benefit East Dallas’ Native American Church. Call ahead for barbecue smoking requests or to volunteer at the store: 214.707.0078.

Curiosities, 8920 Garland Road

When Jason Cohen says he’s going hunt ing, it isn’t because it’s dove season. It’s because he’s scouring resale outlets, ga rage sales and flea markets far and wide seeking spectacular objects for his shop, Curiosities. That doesn’t rule out returning with a dead bird, since Curiosities is known for its robust taxidermy section.

Cohen, whose mom, Terry, founded Cu riosities, says his genuine desire to intro duce new people to the “antiques and col lectibles world” drives him.

“That means listening for what younger people are interested in and being constantly out there trying to find things for all of us to get excited about.”

Young people like things that look good in photos — nice Victorian antiques and jewelry; Native American Indian, ethnological and archaeological pieces; mid-century modern furniture and accessories and rare works of art, he says — which is a win for all.

The original Lakewood shop closed last year, but the newer Garland Road location has expanded to include two suites, so it’s huge. rated and organized with a selection that’s better than ever, Cohen says.

Super Thrift , 11411 E. Northwest Highway

Patient perusers are often rewarded with fab finds, but they might have to work for them. There are rows of clothing options for men, women and children, plus luggage, hats, sunglasses, shoes, partially spent bottles of perfume, belts, ties, shoes, linens, minor furniture and kitchen and household items — there is a ton of inventory, but shoppers say it’s organized

and clean.

Fahra Mitchell of the Lochwood neighborhood, who frequents the Northwest Highway reseller, recommends going once a month or so.

“I do find that if I go too often, I hardly get anything, which would indicate that they don’t have a good turnover compared to some other stores,” she says.

Before you go, check for coupons on sites such as fivestars. com, where Super Thrift sometimes posts “5% off your entire purchase” (or similar) deals.

Super Thrift is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and accepts donations during those hours.

Second

Chance Treasures,

10101 Garland Road

Next door to White Rock Center of Hope Thrift Store is Second Chance Treasures, where proprietors give furniture, jewelry, handbags, hats, books, vintage clothing and home acces -

sories a second life. The shop does the same for orphaned pets, per the website.

Inside the orange brick boutique, neatly organized rows of carefully selected objects give Second Chance an antique-mall vibe. Customers are tempted by seasonal displays — think Easter egg wreaths, planters in unique vivid colors and designs, whimsical yard art, hand-painted Peter Rabbit mugs.

Go ahead and buy things you don’t need but want, because sales benefit the East Lake Pet Orphanage. That is why visitors, while browsing cat sculptures and dog embroidery, are apt to encounter the real thing, like poodle-mix Griffin, a rescue and the shop mascot, found abandoned to the streets and, thankfully, given his second chance.

To volunteer in the store or to inquire about consigning or donating, call 214.660.9696.

Photography by Skyler Fike.

SOMETHING TO QUACK ABOUT

It’s Rocky, the big, yellow duck

Story by RENEE UMSTED | Photography by LAUREN ALLEN

He’s 11 feet tall. He weighs about 300 pounds. His top speed might be 15 mph. He’s covered in yellow. Meet Rocky.

Rocky is the spokes-duck for local nonprofit For the Love of the Lake. He makes public appearances at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Lower Greenville, the State Fair of Texas, Fourth of July parades, FTLOTL’s Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Ups and other fundraisers.

And husband-wife duo Richard and Lis Akin, Rocky’s wranglers, are in charge of transporting the duck from his “lair” to wherever he’s going for the day. It’s a job they’ve held since 2012.

“I was voluntold,” says Richard, an engineer at the McCommas Bluff Landfill.

But back then, Lis — an investigator for Dallas Fire-Rescue — was executive director of the nonprofit, which is dedicated to preserving and enhancing White Rock Lake Park.

She and her family also have a long history of caring for the environment. Her great-grandfather was assistant secretary of the interior under thenPresident Teddy Roosevelt, who signed the Antiquities Act of 1906, the first federal law to provide legal protection of cultural and natural

resources on federal lands. As a kid, a few of Lis’ favorite things included stickers and merchandise from the Environmental Protection Agency. And she got her scout troop to recycle.

“In the ’70s, it was unheard of in Dallas,” Lis says.

Rocky’s creator, Doug Frazier, who now lives in Florida, made the Rocky of today after being unhappy with the way the first Rocky turned out, the Akins say. They’ve only seen one photo of the first Rocky, built in 2008. By 2010, Frazier had finished a second Rocky.

They’ll tell you that caring for Rocky, who’s named for White Rock Lake, is not always easy.

The mascot’s body is built on a base that comes from a three-wheeled golf cart, circa 1992. So swinging by the local hardware store on the way home just isn’t an option.

Patching up holes on the body is a little simpler and something Richard has done countless times. It’s constructed from chicken wire covered in a canvas material that’s been soaked in a combination of water and glue, sort of like papier-mâché.

Rocky looks a lot like a bath toy, but don’t be fooled. It’s the same as many other objects submerged in White Rock Lake: He can go in the water, but he’ll never come out.

It takes about four people to help the duck disembark from the trailer, given his weight. Once he’s on the ground, it’s safe to enter through Rocky’s butt flap.

“So yeah, you get to crawl up the duck’s bum,” Richard says. “Or, you could say, if you’re crawling out, it’s giving birth.”

Two adults can fit inside, but it’s tight.

“As you get older, everything doesn’t always bend like it used to,” Lis says.

One person can drive the electric duck, and the other can spin his head, all the way around if they want. But it can be hot as Hades in there and not always a smooth ride.

Richard is not just one half of the Rocky wrangling team. He’s also the person who comes up with the FTLOTL-themed messages on the signs at White Rock Lake Park.

One example: “Rocky says, ‘Man made trash. Pick up your trash man.”

Or, you could say, if you’re crawling out, it’s giving birth.”

Lis and Richard Akin, who live near White Rock Lake, have been Rocky’s “wranglers” for over a decade.

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By PATTI VINSON

A life-giving call

This neighbor’s story inspired others to become organ donors

Yo u’re a lifesaver. Literally. Or, at least, you have the potential to be.

Did you know that one organ donor equals eight organs, as well as tissues and corneas for as many as 75 people?

Neighbor Kelli Yonker is living proof of the impact of this selfless act, and she hopes her story will inspire you to sign up to be a hero.

If the name sounds familiar, you may know Yonker from her 19 years as a neighborhood teacher and librarian. She was teaching at Mockingbird Elementary in 1999 when, at the age of 40, routine blood tests showed her liver enzymes were elevated. The diagnosis: primary biliary cholangitis, a chronic autoimmune disease in which the bile ducts of the liver are slowly destroyed.

“I was very nervous about what this would mean for my future,” Yonker says. “I was told that there was a possibility I would at some point need a liver transplant, but medication would be used to try and prevent that from happening.”

Indeed, medication held the disease at bay for about a decade. But over time, the medication lost effectiveness, and Yonker developed symptoms.

“My liver was not functioning well, and my body was not releasing toxins normally. I was having issues with water retention and swelling,” she says, eventually

necessitating frequent trips to have fluid removed.

In addition, she began to suffer frustrating cognitive symptoms due to the build-up of ammonia in her system.

“I was having bouts of amnesia,” she says. “And there were times when I wouldn’t wake up, and my husband would have to take me to the ER to have the ammonia removed.”

Around this time, her doctors made the call: It was time for a transplant.

“My doctors told me I couldn’t drive anymore or return to work until I received a new liver,” she says.

Working with UT Southwestern Transplant Clinic, Yonker was counseled extensively about the process, including a warning that

it could be months or even years before a suitable match could be found. She was also informed how common it is for transplants to involve multiple attempts before they are successful.

“I understood that and always had faith in the process. But it was still a very hard and emotional time waiting for ‘the call.’ I was becoming sicker and sicker,” she says. “One of my doctors saw me a few days before my transplant and didn’t even recognize me as I was failing faster than expected.”

Fortunately, she received “the call” two days later.

“My doctors said that if a liver had not become available soon, I wouldn’t be here today to share my story,” she says.

Sadly, the waiting game is deadly for many. On average, 20 people die each day while waiting on “the call.” More than 112,000 people nationwide are on the waiting list for transplants.

“The importance and impact of donation is incredible. Currently, there are 10,000 Texans waiting for a lifesaving transplant — these are our neighbors, coworkers and community members,” says Karla Martinez with Southwest Transplant Alliance in Dallas. “By saying ‘yes’ to donation, you’re not just checking a box; you’re offering hope to those on the waitlist and gifting a beautiful legacy.”

Yonker says she remembers the first call that she received saying that a liver was available. She and her husband, Bob, were in Houston visiting her folks at the time, and they rushed back to Dallas.

But the first opportunity, as she had been cautioned, was not to be. A liver from a teenage boy was donated, with the plan to transplant part of it to a 2-year-

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old child and the other part to her — livers can regenerate, so it was a good plan.

Yonker was ready in pre-op when the surgeon came in to inform her that the remaining liver was likely too small for her and would be rejected if transplanted.

“We were disappointed, but I was thankful he was cautious, and a little boy’s life was saved that day,” Yonker says. “It obviously wasn’t my turn.”

The second call came two months later, but it was a disappointment, too. While waiting in the hospital to be prepped, the surgeon once again gave her the bad news: The donated liver was not viable.

“Six weeks later, we received the call that would change my life,” Yonker says.

A 24-year-old woman from a Dallas suburb had died, and her family decided to donate her organs.

“At the same time I was receiving her liver, a young man was receiving her heart,” Yonker says.

This time, the nine-hour surgery went off without a hitch, and 12 days later Yonker went home from the hospital. Five weeks later, she was released to return to work. She has enjoyed excellent health ever since.

Her story touched many lives.

“I remember people telling me that they became donors because of the first-hand experience they had seeing me go through the process,” she says.

Yonker was filled with gratitude for her new life and health, but she was advised to wait a while before attempting contact with the donor’s family. Nine months after the transplant, she wrote a letter to them.

“You have given me my life back,” she wrote. “My husband, family and friends thank you, and the 600 children who touch my life every day thank you, too. Since the transplant, I have been able to return to my love of teaching and being a librarian.”

Mindful of the family’s loss, Yonker says she acknowledged their pain.

“Our hearts are with you as you grieve the loss of your loved one,” Yonker wrote. “Please know that I owe my life to you for having the bravery and strength to allow this gift to happen in the midst of your grief.”

writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 20 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine.

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