Leslie Ostronic

Richard Lee Howard, 89, poses in his bedroom at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, a retirement and nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. After high school, Howard and three of his friends enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Howard spent his years in service as an airplane mechanic, eventually traveling with Chief of Air Force John D. Ryan as his pilot’s mechanic. Howard says that living in a retirement home reminds him of living in the barracks. 

Ohio University's wrestling meet against Northern Illinois University comes to a close after a bloody match between Jordan Earnest (OU) and Max Ihry (NIU) on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in The Convocation Center. Ihry won 3-2 to complete NIU’s win with a final team score of 31-6.

A guest at Ohio University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day brunch listens to table conversation in the Baker University Center Ballroom on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity-sponsored Silent March precedes the brunch and a weeklong celebration follows, with the 2020 theme of “Keep Moving Forward”.

Kyle Nottingham, 11, left, from Massillon, Ohio, and Madelyne Williams, 14, right, from Kent, Ohio, support runners and enjoy bubbles with their families during the Akron Marathon on Saturday, Sep. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio. Nottingham, diagnosed with Leukodystrophy hypomyelinating 6, and Williams, diagnosed with Chronic Lung Disease and Cerebral Palsy, are both 2019 Hero Patients of Akron Children’s Hospital.

Doris Haun, 86, poses in her living room on Monday, Aug. 6, 2019 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, a retirement and nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas. Haun grew up in Glatia, Kansas, attending a one-room schoolhouse and then attended Kansas University studying microbiology and chemistry. In 1956, she was the first woman to be accepted into KU’s Medical School. She spent 30 years of her career at a hospital lab in San Francisco before retiring and moving to Lawrence, Kansas. 

Northern Illinois' Mason Kauffman and Ohio University's Kade Kowalski position themselves during their match in The Convocation Center on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.

Family and friends help Jessalyn Hartsfield, 15, from Youngstown, Ohio, position herself as the letter “Y” of her name chalk-drawn name during the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon on Saturday, Sep. 28, 2019, in Akron Ohio. Hartsfield was born with primordial dwarfism and was selected as one of the 2019 hero patients to represent Akron’s Children Hospital. The hero patients are placed at different distances throughout the 26.2 miles to support runners during the race.

Ohio’s Cece Hooks (No. 1) fights for control of the ball against Ball State’s Anna Clephane (No. 30) and Oshlynn Brown (No. 32) during the home game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Ohio University’s Convocation Center.

Thomas Heleniak, 80, poses on his bed in his apartment at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, a retirement and nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Heleniak had four children and says that his favorite period of his life was “when the kids were growing up—following their progress”.

Rebecca Nye, 39, completes a set of dumbbell curls on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at Genesis Health Club in Lawrence, Kansas. Douglas County’s regulation requiring masks when not actively exercising is posted on the wall. Gyms across the world have had to adapt to the mask and sanitary regulations in response to COVID-19. It is estimated that the US gym, health and fitness club industry lost $13.9 billion from mid-March to Aug. 31, 2020, according to the 2020 IHRSA report.

Jessalyn Hartsfield, 15, from Youngstown, Ohio, wears a crown from her family during the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon on Saturday, Sep. 28, 2019, in Akron Ohio. Hartsfield was born with primordial dwarfism and was selected as one of the 2019 hero patients to represent Akron’s Children Hospital and support runners during the race.

Shakur Laney of Ohio University signals to the referee as he holds Anthony Gibson of Northern Illinois University on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in The Convocation Center.