“The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.” Ask Ennis native Elena Duke. Her story has its share of joys and trials, including the loss of her husband in an accident. What has happened since, borders on wonderful. After getting married, settling in Forney and beginning a family, she worked in the hospitality industry for one of the larger hotels in Dallas. Years later she experienced personal tragedy, which preceded a set of pleasant happenstances that brought her back home.