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ON HUNTINGTON'S HOUVOURAS I’ve just seen my copy of your special issue with your father’s
naval photo on the front and with your beautiful article about him, as well
as you Editor’s page – altogether a wonderful and fitting tribute
to him. Thank you for sharing your fine thoughts and feelings with your
readers, all of whom really appreciate the rarity and indeed purity of such
an outpouring of admiration, respect and love. I feel privileged to be thus
included, and know that others were very moved. Your father would be so
proud. Thank you for writing and publishing the wonderful story on the life of
your father and his family in Huntington. It needed to be told and made
a permanent part of Huntington history. I knew and admired him for the person
he was. What a glowing, loving tribute to your father Andy Houvouras. I found it
refreshing to read something so positive and inspiring – he instilled
love and respect in his family and they are blessed to have treasured memories
of him. Thank you for writing about your father. He was a fine, caring person with
a wonderful family. I knew that, but your story taught me so much more about
him. I have one correction. Andy was the guiding force behind our Adopt-a-Room
campaign for Vanity Fair, but he raised far more than $25,000. The actual
total was about $75,000, including $25,000 he helped us get through Governor
Caperton’s Community Partnership Fund. It was enough to fully furnish
53 single room occupancy units, the office, the manager’s apartment
and Harmony House day service center. We are still using most of the furniture,
and have housed several hundred formerly homeless adults over the 14 years
we’ve been open. The Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless
is working on a six-unit apartment building for chronic homeless people – the
really tough people to house. My first thought was that we need Andy Houvouras
to run another Adopt-a-Room campaign. Andy left many legacies in Huntington’s
business and community life. The most important is the family that remains
here. You are fine people raised by two fine parents. Please give my best
regards to Pat. Ed and I love the magazine. Congratulations on 15 good years. Thank you for sharing your Dad’s story with his many friends. He
was indeed a force in Cabell County during the heydays of the Spring of
1960 – everything was possible with our candidate John F. Kennedy.
Matt Reese was ever thankful for Andy’s great help and enthusiasm.
Your visit to Washington to interview Matt for your magazine in 1995 was
one of the highlights of his retirement. My Huntington friends in the Washington
area look forward to receiving the Huntington Quarterly and many calls are
received discussing the articles. Thanks for the many memories. I just had to write and tell you how much I enjoyed the Winter 2005 issue
and the article you wrote on your father. It was compelling, it was touching,
it was inspiring. It was truly a great piece. Reading the article not only
made me feel like I had known Mr. Houvouras, but the reaction it had was
to make me want to be a better person. Thank you for sharing his wonderful
life with your readers. IT'S ELSIE, NOT DAISY Just a quick note. I always enjoy reading Clint McElroy’s column
but wanted to point out that Borden’s mascot was named Elsie, not
Daisy. Editor’s Note: How right you are. We received several letters about the error and stand red-faced and corrected.
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