Anywhere else that might sound odd, but this is Memphis. Huey's is turning 55. And what started as a neighborhood bar has grown into a beloved institution, woven deep into the heart of our city. Thomas Boggs, the man who gave Huey's its soul, began as a drummer for the garage band, the Box Tops who gave us the song The Letter in 1967. I first met Thomas in 1987, the year I founded Church Health. Thomas believed in our mission, and we worked together to make sure dishwashers and those who clean up in restaurants can have quality health care through what we call the Memphis Plan. Today, Thomas's daughters carry on his vision in a time when restaurants come and go. But Huey's endures, because I think it's more than a place to eat. It's a place to be. And for a city like Memphis, where music and memory are never far apart, Huey's reminds us that some good things do last. This is Dr. Scott Morris for Church Health.
