‘Family go-to person’

Marie Washburn - 67, Peachtree City

After 30+ years in education and getting three kids through college and married, Mom retired. But what a retirement it has been! The greatest beneficiaries of Mom’s time are her family. Mom is the family go-to person. Even after great personal loss with the deaths of both of her brothers and her sister within six months last year, Mom still puts the needs of her children and grandchildren ahead of her own needs.

- Kristi Rapson