DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : MYRA STOUGH.Playing piano at First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world. in Reseda every Tuesday for the past six years, Stough leads a group called the Golden Agers. She plays tunes from the '30s, '40s and '50s as the members sing along. She also plays for monthly sing-alongs at the Ambassador Gardens retirement home in Reseda. Stough also calls on many shut-ins, an activity she has performed for about 12 years. ``I mostly listen if they have something on their mind,'' Stough said. ``I think I am a pretty good sounding board.'' AGE: 79. RESIDENCE: Van Nuys. BORN AND RAISED IN: Shiremanstown, Pa. Came to Van Nuys in 1961. OCCUPATION: Retired from work as a school secretary. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Widowed. CHILDREN: Three children - Sandra, William and James. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``I really don't have one, and I am so thankful to say that.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``I walk with a neighbor. Some days I say, `I don't want to go today,' but I get up and get going anyway.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``I enjoy my quiet meditation time in the morning, sitting on the patio watching the birds and squirrels, reading my Bible.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``The loss of our son Steven, who took his own life when he was 23 years old. That was something that really set me back.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``Being a good example and role model to my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To be able to keep on with this wonderful routine and to encourage other people to volunteer. Everybody can do something. All the joy I get with little effort, I get back a hundredfold.'' WHO RELIES ON YOU THE MOST, AND WHO YOU RELY ON: ``I have a friend who is a widower widower n. a man whose wife died while he was married to her and has not remarried. WIDOWER. A man whose wife is dead. A widower has a right to administer to his wife's separate estate, and as her administrator to collect debts due to her, generally for that I have known for many years. He has no child or family and he relies on me. I have him to my house for dinner, we go to movies, and I encourage him.'' ROLE MODELS: ``Elsie Cady. She is 103, has a sharp mind and is so interesting. I think she's great.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``My wonderful family; they have turned out so well and they are such a blessing to me.'' DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES?: ``Ice cream. It's a throwback throwback see atavism. to my days of youth when we used to make it at home and I used to lick the paddle.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``First United Methodist Church. I belong to a craft group and fellowship group. I am there a lot.'' FAVORITE FOODS: ``I like everything.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``Going to the movies and playing cards playing cards, parts of a set or deck, used in playing various games of chance or skill. The origin of playing cards is unknown, and almost as many theories exist as there are historians of the subject. .'' HOBBIES: ``Gardening, reading, knitting and exchanging recipes.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Readers' Digest and Good Housekeeping Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. . WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: ``The Final Judgment'' by Richard North Patterson For the British artist, see . Richard North Patterson (born February 22, 1947) is an American author of fiction. He was born in Berkeley, California, the eldest child of a retired corporate executive and a housewife. . LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: ``The Spitfire Spitfire or Supermarine Spitfire British fighter aircraft in World War II. A low-wing monoplane first flown in 1936, it was adopted by the RAF in 1938. Grill.'' ``It was great.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``Jeopardy '' ``I feel I am always learning something.'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``All kinds. When I want to relax, something soft and classical. When I exercise on my stationary bike Stationary Bike is a short story written by Stephen King, which was originally published in the fifth edition of From the Borderlands in 2003. The story depicts the struggle of Richard Sifkitz — a commercial artist and widower — to suppress a passion for , I like fast jazz.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``I love to walk on the beach and watch the waves and the tides. It's soothing.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``It would be great to be able to afford to take the whole family on a cruise to the Panama Canal Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14) on territory leased from the republic of Panama. .'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Myra Stough Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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