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Thirty years ago, leaders from Harris Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital (now Ascension Providence), and Huguley Hospital (now a Texas Health Resources partner) recognized a need. Families facing the end of life deserved compassionate, community-based hospice care, regardless of their circumstances. On May 1, 1996, that shared vision became reality with the founding of Community Hospice… Read More
More than 30 years ago, Sally Werst McKeen and her mother found themselves facing an unimaginable loss. Sally’s father, Harry K. Werst, had been diagnosed with leukemia and given only weeks to live. Feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to turn, Sally reached out to a nurse who connected the family with one of the hospice… Read More
Before Thomas Gordon Laux was born, he was already surrounded by love. In 2008, Tom and Deidrea Laux were preparing to welcome their first child when a routine ultrasound revealed concerns about their baby’s development. Their son, Thomas, was later diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a life-limiting chromosomal condition. As the family faced an uncertain future,… Read More
Long before Community Healthcare of Texas cared for patients and families across North Central Texas, Howard McMahan helped make it possible. A respected civic leader and healthcare executive, Howard was instrumental in bringing together several hospitals to create what would become Community Healthcare of Texas. As the organization’s founding Board Chair, he spent nearly a… Read More
Nathan Lin was only seven years old when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. But to his family, he was never defined by his diagnosis. He was a joyful little boy with an extraordinary spirit who loved life and inspired everyone around him. Through surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and even a… Read More
Chaney was one of 12 children in his family, but to his younger brother Bob Ray Sanders, he was simply an extraordinary brother who could do almost anything and always seemed to do it with a smile. Bob Ray still remembers being in junior high when Chaney came up behind him and taught him how… Read More
Rex King was a quiet, hardworking West Texas man who devoted his life to his family and community. A lifelong youth soccer coach, he influenced countless young athletes, not only through the game but by the example he set every day, putting others first and quietly doing what was right. In 2019, what seemed like… Read More
For more than five decades, Mary Ann McKenzie and Jane Craghead shared life’s joys and challenges together. The two met while studying education at the University of North Texas and quickly became inseparable. Jane devoted her career to teaching children with profound disabilities, a calling that reflected her strength, compassion, and generous spirit. Years of… Read More
