Surviving Spouse of the Month Helen Bandyke: an old black-and-white portrait beside her smiling with pink roses, over an American flag

Helen Bandyke was the youngest of three daughters born in Detroit, MI. At the age of 15, she lost her mother. Since she was eight years younger than her closest sister, she was the only daughter at home. Her father was a teamster that delivered bricks for a local brickyard. Back then, teamster referred to…

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Shirley Worth, Surviving Spouse of the Month: portrait at an event beside a photo with her husband David over an American flag

Shirley Worth was born in St. Louis on March 21, 1937. She was the oldest of eight children, although she was 12 years older than her next sibling. Her mother had seven more children after getting remarried. As a self-admitted wallflower, Shirley enjoyed staying home and didn’t really start to go out until she was…

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Veteran of the Month Charles E. Hill: young portrait beside a recent photo of him smiling in a World War II Veteran cap

  Charles Hill is the oldest of thirteen children born in the boot-heel of Missouri in 1925. He grew up in the small town of Gideon, which sits just west of the Mississippi river. His mother had him at 17 years of age after getting married to his father at sixteen. He grew up farming…

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Collage of Veterans' portraits with the text Our passion begins with our history, and the words Strength, Courage, Respect and Honor

A sense of pride comes with telling someone you work for a company that assists Veterans. Employees at Veterans Care Coordination are privileged to be a part of a company that focuses on helping our most vulnerable yet deserving citizens, aging Veterans. Not only do we strive to provide resources and knowledge to struggling families,…

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