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Guided by goodness, loyalty, faith, and fun
Peachtree Village Leadership Team
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Mary Beth Lawrence
Executive Director
Manuel Sena
Executive Chef
Annette Gaytan
Life Enrichment Director
Jason Hatcher
Maintenance Director
Mary Flores
Business Coordinator
Samantha Ward
Community Relations
Resident Birthdays
Georgia Schoenecker 6th
Rudy Brown 22nd
Staff Birthdays
Rebecca Dowell 2nd
Amanda Chaves 26th
Vol. 1 Issue 10 January 2017
Resident Journey
Liz Boggs
Liz Boggs joined our
Peachtree family in July of
2014. Liz was born and raised
in the Dexter, Hagerman,
Artesia area where she also
raised her family. Among the
many interesting stories she
will share with us, many will
include stories of her six
children, including “two” sets
of twins. Please join us on
February 15th at 2:30 to hear
her amazing Life’s Journey.
February 2017
We loved having our family and friends with us to
celebrate Christmas. The new picture frame in the
dining room made it so much fun to capture the
special moments.
Residents gathered toys for the Angel Tree through the
Salvation Army- Thank you!
Thanks to all the residents who helped gather school supplies
for Military Heights Elementary.
.
February
Life Enrichment Events
Please Join Us!
Resident Birthday Party
Stress Free Coloring
Resident Journey
Employee Spotlight
Bridge
Wine Not? Happy Hour
Friday Night Movies
Chicken Foot Roswell Zoo will feature an animal
from one of their exhibits.
Pedicures & Manicures by a
Licensed Cosmetologist
Senior Circle Monthly Birthday Party
Daily Exercise
Dime Bingo
Sole Mates Walking
Skip BO
Wii Bowling
Worship Services
Bible Study
Mix and Mingle
Proactive Hearing
Clean hearing aids
Hearing tests
Banking Services
Pioneer Bank
Bible Study
St. Andrews
Trinity United Methodist
Women’s United Methodist
meeting
Blood Pressure Checks
Encompass Home Health
Frontier Home Health
Transportation
Monday through Friday
Transportation to all doctor
appointments and area shopping.
Sunday
Transportation for residents to attend
area churches.
Residents had so much
fun with the ugly sweater
party. Congratulations to
T.K for winning the
award for the ugliest
sweater!
A Love That Lasts Nearly A Century
At 100 years old, both Grayce and Clarence Dwyer have lived through a century of
change. Born to Irish immigrant families, they both lost their fathers in the 1917 flu
epidemic -- on the same day -- and were raised by young widowed mothers. Their
love, too, has transcended a century. Today, each conversation between the two ends,
"I love you," then the other will pipe in, "I love you more."
One day recently, Clarence, who is a deeply religious man, looked at his wife and
said, "Grayce, I think I am very old and that I am going home soon. Will you follow
me?" "Like the tail of a kite," she responded without hesitation. The couple continues
to live in their own home in Madison, N.J., with the help of an aide. After nearly 71
years of marriage, they have spawned four children, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren, the centerpiece of their lives. Their life and everlasting devotion to
family and faith echo the 20th century immigration story and the American Dream.
"We just always got along -- we came from similar lives," said Grayce. "We were
raised by mothers who taught us what was important to have a valuable life, simply
put -- take care of each other and your family. Life was not meant to be easy, so you
surround yourself with good people and always have a strong faith that will help you
through the hard times.".
"We believe it is a testament to the love they have for each other," said Streaman,
who is in her 50s. "But it's very sad for me to look at them now at the end of their
life." Both are reasonably healthy, but fragile. "A year in their life is a decade to
them," she said. "One little fall can make such a tremendous change."
The secret to their happiness (and longevity) is simple, according to their daughter.
The couple -- "fabulous dancers" -- reminisce about swirling to the jitterbug and
waltzing to the tunes of the times when they met. "They sense each other's frailties
and try to help each other bear the difficulties that come with age," she said. "I notice
them smile during these talks, understanding they are back in the 1930s again, as
though it were yesterday."
"They never like a fuss and don't want to put people out," she said. On Valentine's
Day, their aide, Alice, will probably help Grayce make a cake for their special day. In
the past, they celebrated holidays as a family, according to Streaman, and "never
would care to bring special attention just to themselves." "They both put their faith in
God and I guess God feels he still needs them here for us."
Last fall when Grayce was in the hospital, she told the doctor, "I just want to die in
my sleep," according to her daughter. "And he said, 'You will.' And then my father
calls, and she thinks she'll go up and take care of him." Grayce said she wishes life
weren't so difficult in their old age, but as her granddaughter Laura walks through the
door with a smile on her face, her grandmother perks up. “Mom smiled when she saw
the nice weather and said, 'Soon, I will go for a walk outside,'" said Streaman. "And
she will."
A love that lasts nearly a Century
Celebrating the New Year
with family and friends is the
only and the best way to
celebrate!
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