HEALTH
Alive Hospice 50th anniversary gala in pictures
Nov. 5, 2025Updated Dec. 31, 2025, 5:57 p.m. ET

Vince Gill and Amy Grant perform at the Alive Hospice Golden Gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN. The artists and Nashville philanthropists also hosted the gala.
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Amy Grant performs as her husband, Vince Gill, plays along at the Alive Hospice 50th anniversary galan Nov. 4, 2025, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN.
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Vince Gill and Amy Grant host the Alive Hospice Golden Gala on Nov. 4, 2025, at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, TN.
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Dr. Steve Hecklin with Alive Hospice co-founders Lynn and Dr. David Barton at the Alive Hospice 50th anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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Dr. David Barton smiles at his wife, Lynn, both co-founders of Alive Hospice, at the hospice's 50th anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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Alive Hospice co-founder Dr. David Barton speaks as his wife, Lynn, also a hospice co-founder, listens at the 50th anniversary gala for the hospice at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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More than 400 guests attended the Alive Hospice Golden Gala the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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Lucas Hagerty, grandson of Nashville philanthropist Susan Simons, and Alive Hospice advisory board chair Mary Falls introduce Simons as recipient of the Alive Enduring Impact Award at the hospice's 50th anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville.
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Longtime Nashville philanthropist Susan Simons accepts the Alive Enduring Impact Award at the Alive Hospice 50th anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville.
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Guests listen to speakers at the Alive Hospice Golden Gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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Alive Hospice CEO Amir Hamad and board chair Claire Haltom at the hospice's 50 anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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Amir Hamad, Alive CEO, speaks at the Alive Hospice Golden Gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN.
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One of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts given to more than 400 guests Nov. 4, 2025, at the Alive Hospice 50th anniversary gala at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Gala organizers distributed the doughnuts because hospice co-founders Lynn and Dr. David Barton served Krispy Kremes in 1974 at the first meeting held to launch Alive Hospice.
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