Students at Sam Hughes Elementary, where two of Ron Barber's grand-children go to school, made a touching gesture last January, but it required a diversionary phone call and some scheming by his wife, Nancy.
"They kept talking and talking and talking. Meantime, I heard the patio door opening and closing, opening and closing.
"Finally Nancy opened the door and said, "Come on out." I opened the patio door, and there they were - 300-plus luminarias lighting the patio. It was so beautiful. I didn't know what to say. I wept.
"It was so sweet and so Tucson - you know, luminarias. It was a major boost for me as I was recovering."
Ron Barber, 66, is district director for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the face and leg Jan. 8.
