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I’LL TAKE ALL OF THOSE MOMENTS I CAN GET AND BE GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE.
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by Diane Ciarloni | photo courtesy of Brit Stock social media page
rit Stock was in his mid-30s and living in Lewisville in 2008, arriving there via St. Louis, Missouri, and McAllen, Texas. Less than 10-miles away in the Colony, using Highway 121, was Vanessa Hugo. Vanessa, also in her mid-30s, arrived in Texas via her home state of California. Both Brit and Vanessa were single with no serious prospects. That was a problem because both were ready to marry and to start families. “Meeting people – the right kind of people – isn’t always easy,” Brit recalled. “There’s work. There’s church.” That’s about it, especially if you’re not the type to hang out at bars or loiter in the frozen foods section of Albertson’s or Kroger. Brit decided to give love a nudge and enrolled in an online dating service. Luckily, Vanessa made the same decision at about the same time. They met in 2008 and started dating. They made each other happy and married in 2010. They moved to Flower Mound and had their daughter Elyse, who is about to be 10. Was using the dating service the right choice? “Yes, it was for us,” Brit said. “I know it’s not for everyone, but, as I said, it definitely worked for us.” The Stock family is in love with Flower Mound, expressing that love by giving back of themselves. “I learned by example what it meant to support your community,” Brit explained. “My parents were always doing something, especially if children were involved. They helped to send blind kids to camp. They helped children afflicted with muscular dystrophy.
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