Verna and Gil Laboy on a porch swing

November 14, 2010 | 3:27 p.m. CST

Verna Laboy, left, and her husband, Gil Laboy, enjoy a cool Halloween afternoon on their porch swing at their home on Worley Street on Oct. 31. Verna has been active in improving her neighborhood for 16 years.

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