Timeline

Public first-person evidence: Lora's essay "Melvin - My Doctor" recalls childbirth during the 1960s, her husband, the birth of a daughter, and a new home under construction.

Family record: Lora ultimately raised four children.

Family record: Lora owned or operated a VR Business Brokers office and worked with buyers and sellers of privately held companies.

Evidence requested: Franchise agreement, office address, advertisements, incorporation records, deal notices, and photographs.

Public legal evidence: Missouri litigation describes Just Brakes franchises and advertising during the mid-1980s. Federal litigation records trademark and bankruptcy-related events around 1991.

Family record: Lora owned or operated stores in a venture first known as Just Brakes and later as Brake Stop.

Open question: The exact store entities, dates, ownership structure, and name transition.

Archived secondary lead: An older biography credits Lora with a chemical-distribution business.

Publication status: Hold from the main timeline until the company name or a primary record is found.

Business-directory evidence: Company profiles list eMedHIRE as founded in 1998 and identify Lora Roberts as business owner.

Focus: Specialized physician recruitment in neurosurgery and neurology.

Open question: One people directory lists Lora's tenure beginning in 1993. Primary records are needed to determine whether an earlier MedHIRE business preceded eMedHIRE.

Public record: The Saint Louis Watercolor Society lists Lora Roberts among the exhibiting artists in "Outside: IN," a juried exhibition at Soulard Art Market & Contemporary Gallery in St. Louis. The show opened with a public reception on August 6, 2010 and ran through August 27, 2010.

Source: SLWS Members in Soulard Art Market Exhibit, stlws.org, posted August 3, 2010.

Note: This documents an exhibition, not an award. The Soulard Art Gallery Award of Excellence on the art page is a separate record from a differently named Soulard venue.

First-person evidence: Lora's essay "Peter" recounts the death of her son.

Editorial policy: Publish an exact date only after family approval and a reliable record. Do not turn this event into repeated promotional content.

• August 3: "Peter" published on Medium (preserved in this archive)
• August 11: "Melvin - My Doctor" published on Medium

Lora's profile identifies her as a watercolor artist, writer, business owner, and St. Louis resident.

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