by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
It was an office romance… For her, it was love at first sight…For him, it was lust. You can’t talk about the Steins without smiling. Ron’s humor will have you laughing for days, and Jackie’s wit and grace will indeed leave you charmed. Together, they make the...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
Fraternal twin Julie Amburgey shared more than just space in the womb with her sister Jennifer. She also shared a kidney. At the age of 15, Jennifer was diagnosed with Lupus and Von Willebrand Disease (a bleeding disorder). In 1997, after the loss of her son Dakota,...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
He was the controller at a bank in Woodland Hills. She worked part time for the same bank but in their legal department. After several months of flirting and going out with friends to “happy hour” Steve and Rose began their courtship. “Although she ignored me and...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
She was a softball player, sporting the red and black for the San Diego State University Aztecs. He was her biggest fan, cheering from the stands with his personally made iron-on hat with her nickname “NORDY” across it. Unbeknownst to Kellie, Jason took the field on...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
Remo and Ami Belli’s love story began in the mid 70’s…at the doctor’s office, to be exact. He was a patient and founder of Remo, Inc, and she was a medical practitioner who had been practicing alternative medicine for many years. Just a few years after they had met,...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jan 28, 2014 | February/March, Love Stories
He was born and raised in Texas, and joined the U.S. Marine Corps just after high school. She was a girl from Ohio who, after graduating from Ohio University, made her way west to sunny Southern California. But it wasn’t until 1980 when Don and Cheri Fleming’s paths...
by Stephanie Struyck | Nov 25, 2013 | December/January, Love Stories
photo by Joie de Vivre Photographie It was at a Republican fundraiser where the two met. At the time, she was incoming president of the association of realtors, and he was the owner, founder and president of American Beauty Development. “I tapped her on the...
by élite Magazine | Sep 21, 2013 | Love Stories, October/November
by Tammy Erickson Year after year, a school is named the “best in the SCV” in two categories. Year after year, their graduates go onto prestigious universities. Year after year, test scores climb even higher and interest lists grow even longer. So, what’s love got to...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jul 25, 2013 | August/September, Love Stories
Though they met in high school in the San Fernando Valley where they both were born and raised, it wasn’t until after they graduated when the sparks flew. “I was doing a job for Kim’s dad,” states Tom. “I cruised by her house one evening with some friends to...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jul 25, 2013 | August/September, Love Stories
photos by Joie de Vivre Photographie Back in the late 1800’s and on into the 1900’s, Newhall was synonymous with oil. In fact, the Pioneer Oil Refinery on Pine Street dates all the way back to 1876, when Alex Mentry broke ground in Pico Canyon. The Newhall...
by Stephanie Struyck | May 24, 2013 | June/July, Love Stories
They met at Arizona State University. He was a senior and she was a freshman. Who would’ve imagined their partnership on the cheerleading team would eventually grow into a lifelong partnership of love and learning? Well it did. Santa Clarita residents Liz and...
by Stephanie Struyck | May 24, 2013 | June/July, Love Stories
He was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She was an east coast girl herself, born in Sharon, Connecticut and raised in New York. The two met in the spring of 1979, and have been inseparable ever since, building a lifetime of success at home and in their...
