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Saint Luke’s Health System – Lifetime Legacy Award

Friends and family gathered on May 24th at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to toast Starr and Tom Wagstaff, as they received the Lifetime Legacy Award from Saint Luke’s Health System. The loyal and generous couple have devoted 50 years of service to the Saint Luke’s community in Our Town. Cheers to the fantastic philanthropists!

Tommy, Aimee, Starr, Tom, and Janie Wagstaff

 

Honorees Starr and Tom Wagstaff posed with Dr. Melinda Estes.

 

David Gibson and Tom Wagstaff

 

Event Emcee Greg Bentz, board chairman; and Honorees Tom and Starr Wagstaff

 

Greg Bentz, Dr. Melinda Estes, Tom and Starr Wagstaff, David Gibson, and Reverend Ron Verhaeghe

 

Tom and Starr Wagstaff were recognized by Dr. Melinda Estes of Saint Luke’s Health System.

Featured in the July 23, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo credits: Mark McDonald Photography and STLF

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