Doris Ward has been part of our GHRC family since November 2015. She was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia.  After graduating from high school, Doris went on to Savannah State College, where she took courses for two years.

After college, Doris married Marvin, who would be her husband for 60 years. Shortly thereafter Marvin was called into the Army and was stationed at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia.  While Marvin was serving in the Army, Doris took a job with the Department of Defense, working as a clerk for a number of years. Doris stated, “I truly enjoyed my job as a clerk. I worked with bunch of wonderful people.”

Doris and Marvin had three boys – Marvin, Jr., Reginald, and Juan. All three boys graduated from college and have been very successful. Doris has also been blessed with five grandchildren, who are her pride and joy. While raising her kids, Doris continued working with the government. She commented, “It was an experience working full time while taking care of a family, but I wouldn’t change any of it.”

Once Doris and Marvin retired they enjoyed many things together, such as going to see plays, musicals, and movies, and traveling. Her all-time favorite vacation destination was Antigua. She recalled, “We had a BLAST when we were there!”

Not only did they enjoy living in Northern Virginia, but they were happy to be so close to Washington, D.C., enjoying all of the history it has to offer. “All in all,” Doris said, “anything Marvin and I did together, we enjoyed. We just loved spending time with one another.”

After Marvin’s passing four years ago, Doris ended up having a stroke and went to live at Golden Senior Living. After being hospitalized again in the fall of 2015, it was decided that

Doris would come to GHRC. All of us here at GHRC are very happy to have gotten to know Doris better!

By Christina Horan, Activity Assistant