Bishop Ricardo Ramirez

On a fall day in 1981, Ricardo Ramirez accepted an offer to become a bishop in San Antonio, Texas.

At StoryCorps, he remembered the dozens of phone calls he made that day. One of the first was to his grandmother Panchita Espitia, a woman who didn’t let being 90 slow her down.

Originally aired June 29, 2012 on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Larry Hoover and his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia

Larry Hoover grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, surrounded by gangs. He would spend his Friday nights fighting and his mother would often tell him if he didn’t straighten out he would end up in “Springer,” the New Mexico Boys’ School that is a penal institution for juveniles. At StoryCorps, he tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at “Springer,” not as a child but as a teacher.

Originally aired January 8, 2010, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Richard Torres and Kathy Namba

Richard Anthony Torres talks to his daughter Kathy Namba about his mother, Guadalupe Torres.

Victor Mascareñas and Lucille Mascareñas

Lucille Mascareñas tells her son Victor about moving from the city to live and work on her husband’s family farm, where she spent a lot of time with her husband’s grandmother, Candelaria, who only spoke Spanish. Lucille understood Spanish but did not speak it, and she felt Candelaria was very tough on her, but over time she learned to appreciate the older woman.

Originally aired December 4, 2009, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Gayle and Frank Newby

Gayle Newby and her husband Frank met on a triple blind date. At first Gayle was not impressed with Frank, but as that night wore on, “we talked ourselves right into love and marriage,” and after a three-day courtship, they tied the knot.

Originally aired October 26, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.