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Franklin “Wayne” Lisle

Franklin “Wayne” Lisle

Franklin “Wayne” Lisle, age 78, was called to his Heavenly home 11/30/2013. Most recently, he had resided in Jefferson and Gainesville, Ga. He was born 12/16/1934 in Columbus, Ga. to the late Hubert Wayne Lisle and Wanda Estelle Horton Lisle.

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Haywood Smith

New York Times Best Selling Local Author shares hope and laughter about serious women’s issues

After having lots of orthopedic problems as a child, I learned to read at a very early age as a means of escape.  I loved historical novels and biographies and science fiction and almost any kind of fiction--as long as the books had happy endings.  I kept reading voraciously till I graduated high school, including the entire Great Books Collection that belonged to my parents.  I had no idea then that those books and the study questions in back would end up being my education in classical literature, philosophy, and science.

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Stephanie Scott poses with the 2013 Win for Wyn Scholarship winners (Deion King, left, and Mason Brown, right) on the set of GCPS TV. Strength, Determination and Character are traits found in all Win for Wyn scholarship recipients.

Football in Gwinnett County hardly needs an introduction. Friday night lights beam bright enough to signal other galaxies and are certainly bright enough to attract the attention of the angels. One angel watches over a very special group of players who have received a scholarship in remembrance of a tiny fighter named Wyn Scott.

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GMC Foundation President Jason Chandler, Faith Community Nurse Director Debbie Huckaby, GMC Board Member Mike Levengood and GMC’s Lynn Mouchet

Honor or Remember Someone This Holiday
Lawrenceville - The Faith Community Nurses of Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) invite you to Lights of Love and Remembrance on Thursday, December 5 from 6:00 to7:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Strickland Chapel just off the main lobby at GMC-Lawrenceville.

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