Meet the Parrents
Tony Parrent was in graduate school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, studying physics and systems management when he first met Mary Ann Cutler. The dark haired, blue-eyed Mary Ann …
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Joe and Carlisle Harvard: A Passion for People
Forest residents Joe and Carlisle Harvard are high school sweethearts, married for 56 years and counting. They have two children, four grandchildren, and a lifetime legacy of love and devotion …
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Molly and Evebell: A Pioneer Friendship
Today, The Forest at Duke is home to 324 residents and a cozy backdrop for the work of 277 team members. After 27 years, as one can imagine, many changes …
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The More Things Change: Kin and Community on the Pickett Farm
Today, The Forest at Duke is a fully developed, bustling community with several hundred people on site at any given moment. But if we venture back in time, things were …
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Building a Dream: Forest Beginnings
Decades ago, The Forest at Duke was merely a beautiful vision – a dream not yet born into reality. It began in the minds of group of neighbors in Duke …
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Color and Fun: A Self-Taught Artist Brightens The Forest
Forest resident Jean Boyd is well known around the community for her kind smile, her generous spirit, and her colorful paintings. A self-taught artist, Jean creates 7-10 paintings a week, …
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