Father Turns Uncle to Five in Dallas After Mother’s Death
Eugene Helm IV, a 25-year-old Chicago college student, becomes guardian to five Dallas grandchildren after his mother's death. Once planning a pharmacy career, he abandons those plans to shelter siblings ages 4 to 12, who faced grim housing and family troubles. The story highlights a dramatic, unsought role shift and a hopeful Turnaround.
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Chicago
Taneen
Dallas
Preppy
West Dallas
Man raises five siblings to beat the odds in Dallas
Eugene Helm leaves college to care for his five nieces and nephews after their mother dies. He builds a stable life through Exodus housing, a budding family with Taneen, church work, and school progress for the children. A high-profile donor response follows a Dallas Morning News story.
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Eugene
Exodus
Debbie Rouse
Taneen
Dallas Morning News
Eugene Helm
Curtis Symonds
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Braden Sparks
Chicago
Dallas
Bluefield Gas Plans Bluewell Area Survey On Gas Service
Bluefield Gas Company and Mercer County Commission announce a door to door survey in Bluewell to gauge interest in extending natural gas service from Bluefield. Concord College Center for Economic Action will conduct the study starting the week of June 16 1996 and continue for several weeks.
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Bluewell
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Mercer County Commission
Center For Economic Action
Concord College
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