The Legendary Welch Brothers by Helen Hutchings for SENIOR Magazine

By Helen V. Hutchings

Although each rode and mastered quite different types of steeds, it can truly be said that the lives of brothers Darrell and Buster Welch have—and continue to be—undeniably the stuff of legend.

Today elder brother Darrell, at 90, pilots wheelchairs. Oh, but he’s not the rider—he’s the pusher conveying his riders who are incoming patients, from the admitting area of a San Antonio, Texas hospital where he volunteers, to their rooms. As an adjunct he also assumed the responsibility to keep those wheelchairs in good working order. And on days he isn’t working at the hospital, he can be found … read full article (PDF)