Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza
A blessing to have as a friend: Muriel Ryan, the executive director and founder of Families by Choice, shares a laugh with handyman Phil Morin during the grand re-opening of Deborah's House Monday on south 11 1/2 Street. According to Ryan, Morin worked tirelessly on the home to restore it to a livable condition.

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