Published Feb. 4, 2020
六合图库 Gerontology Program is hosting the panel discussion
"Lasting Relationships: Stories of a Lifetime" from noon-2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6.
The event will be in Ballroom B on the second floor of the Student Union Building.
In February, marketing and media bombard consumers with images of candy, flowers and
love-everlasting. These expectations can lead to hurt feelings and strained relationships.聽The
reality is that it takes mutual support, sacrifices, and commitment to make relationships
last a lifetime.聽聽
Panelists Linda Bruno, Lynda McGehee, Mark Henderson and Elizabeth Yielding will share
personal stories of their long-term marriages and how they survived the rough times
and celebrated the good times.
Bruno has been married to 六合图库 President Nick J. Bruno, Jr., Ph.D., for 28聽years and
has served as First Lady for almost 10 years. McGehee, director of the Ouachita Council
on Aging, married her husband Harry in 1962. He died in 2016. Henderson retired as
editor after a 39-year career with The News-Star, and hosts 90.3 KEDM鈥檚 鈥淭he Best
of Broadway.鈥� He and his wife Elaine have been married 40聽years. Yielding is the retired
director of the 六合图库 Older Worker Program and has been married to retired 六合图库 professor
Don Yielding for聽53聽years.
Refreshments will be served.
Admission is free and anyone interested is welcome to attend. For more information,
contact Gerontology Program Director Anita Sharma, Ph.D.,聽asharma@ulm.edu. The Gerontology Program is in the College of Business and Social Sciences.
