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February 2016 Number 410
I n January the Activity Professional Association of Greater Dallas awarded our Joy Upton
their highest recognition. The presentation was made before residents of Joyce Hall; it was a
shock and a pleasant surprise for Joy, who has been an Activity Professional for seventeen
years—all of it at Presbyterian Village North. Lisa Englander, who has worked with Joy for
the last two years, was the proud co-worker who sent in the nomination.
In Lisa's words, "Joy is a true professional who cares very much about the residents she
serves. She truly gets to know the residents, what their interests are, what they liked to do
before they came to Joyce Hall, and she creates her programs around their interests. Just to
give one small example: if there is one resident who wants to paint, she’ll find a way for that to
happen and a place to put all the painting supplies. Joy truly cares; she carries each resident in
her heart and makes each feel like family. I can't think of a better person to nominate for
Activity Director of the Year than our beloved, revered, special friend, teammate, and true
activity professional, Joy Upton."
Lisa Englander
MAJOR AWARD FOR JOY UPTON
Joy Upton celebrating her Activity Director of the Year Award with her Joyce Hall Residents
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THE VILLAGE BUGLE Presbyterian Village North
8600 Skyline Drive, Dallas, Texas 75243
Ron Kelly, Executive Director
Noel Pittman, Village Council President
THE VILLAGE BUGLE STAFF
Editorial Board: Joyce Forney, Dee Forrest, Frank LaCava,
Noel Pittman, Bill Schilling, Mark Schweinfurth, Jim Wiley,
Sally Wiley
Copy Editor: Sally Wiley
Assistant Copy Editor: Jim Wiley
Photography Editor: Joe Brockette
Reporters: Barbara Baker, Bill Branson, Al Cloud, Joyce
Forney, Ann Gilliland, Kathleen Gleason, Marion Goodrich,
Frank LaCava, Mel Larkin, Craig Millis, Judy Morris, Noel
Pittman, Betty Rogers, Kathy Rotto, Ingram Schwahn, Mark
Schweinfurth, Audrey Slate, Jim Spell, Christi Thompson,
Tom Wilbanks, Jim Wiley
Typists:….…............................Dee Forrest, Doris Anschuetz
Photographers: Barbara Baker, Joe Brockette, Craig Millis,
Joy Upton
Desktop Publisher:………………..………...…Letty Valdez
Proofreaders: Ruth Dunlap, Patricia Johnson, Wilma
Malhiot, Joan McClure, Noel Pittman, Bill Schilling, Lucy
Thomas, Jean Vohtz, Sally Wiley
Meetings:………………………….…….…Doris Anschuetz
Distribution: Hazel Risch, Rose Hargrave, Irma Sendelbach,
Chester Bentley, Elena Lowry, Billie Robinson, Betsy Green
Archivist:..…………………………….………...Pat Pittman
Council Corner
VOX BOX 4902
2016: The Year of the Volunteer at PVN. This
year we shall celebrate our volunteers, the many
residents who lend their talents to create and
sustain our Village culture and who work in faith
for free. We owe them a rousing THANK YOU!
and GOD BLESS YOU! May your tribe increase!
Praise goes to scores of us who work within
and with the Executive Committee of the Village
Council. Some you elect. Others serve
appointments in the ten Standing Committees. We
appreciate all for their efforts and commitments to
our Village life. But that's just the start in naming
the many who unite the community of good
neighbors. Let us name them—at risk of omitting
some worthies.
Volunteers deliver mail to the residents in the
Health Care Center. Others bring Chautauqua
programs to entertain us. The ladies of Sew and
Sews do good and bring honors to PVN. The
Foundation Board members guard the Residents’
Assistance Fund and other grants to PVN. The
prayer chain intercedes for those in need.
Librarians serve in the library at Corrigan.
Volunteers mind the pantry store, visit our own ill
and infirm residents, host Camp PVN visitors and
tutor young students at Stults Road Elementary,
clip coupons for needy shoppers, and meet with the
PVN Board. Volunteers write, edit, proofread,
photograph, and distribute The Village Bugle
newsletter. The Village Singers and pianists
delight and inspire us with their gifts of music.
Volunteers participate with staff to facilitate
worship and memorial services, Bible studies and
prayer groups, reading circles and book reviews,
fun and games exercises, and Kaffee Klatch
programs.
It takes a village to ... well, to do a lot of
things. In the spirit of charity, we stick together in
neighborly love for one another and in our
community. As Jesus of Nazareth taught us:
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
Noel Pittman
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is
February 10. Two services marking this
occasion will be held at PVN. The first
will be held in the Joyce Hall Library at
10:00 AM and the second will be held in
McGowan Auditorium at 2:00 PM. Carolyn
Mitchell and Brent Ashby will visit different
floors between the two services and offer ashes to
any residents or teammates who wish to receive
them.
The word “Lent” is from an old English word
that refers to the lengthening of days and the com-
ing of spring. It is a period of forty days before
Easter and is a time of reflection, renewal, and
spiritual growth.
Attendance at worship at the Ash Wednesday
services and on Sundays during Lent helps prepare
our hearts and minds for the day of days, Easter,
on March 27.
Tom Wilbanks
CHUCKLE OF THE MONTH
Why do I have to press “1” for English when
you’re just going to transfer me to someone I can’t
understand anyway? (Ponderings)
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THE HISTORY OF PVN’S CHAUTAUQUA
CHAUTAUQUA STARTS SEASON WITH
TRIGG WATSON
Trigg Watson, our favorite magician, will open the
Chautauqua programs for 2016 on Tuesday,
February 9, at 6:30 PM. Before the show, as we
eat dinner or drink our coffee, he’ll be among us
with close-up magic.
Trigg has recently entertained audiences from
London to Las Vegas and is a two-time winner of
the Texas Magic Competition. His magic has been
featured on several television shows, including
Don’t Blink on POP, and Penn & Teller’s Fool Us
on the CW. This is your chance to see the 2015
Dallas Magician of the Year, Trigg Watson!
Don’t forget to pick up your tickets at the front
desk in the Great Room.
Craig Millis
When Trigg Watson opens the spring season of
Chautauqua on Tuesday, February 9, it will mark
the beginning of the twenty-sixth season of
outstanding entertainment at Presbyterian Village
North. So how and why did this program come
about? As we know, Chautauqua is sponsored by
the PVN Foundation. The Foundation was
originally founded under the leadership of resident
Don Leonard to assure that no resident would
ever be forced to leave the Village because of a
lack of funds. When resident Marita Joyce died in
1988, she left the Foundation with millions of
dollars as well as some valuable land—a bequest
that meant the Foundation could care for anyone
who needed help, as well as finance needed
projects.
Because Mrs. Joyce had mentioned casually to
a friend that she felt it would be “nice” if a small
part of the funds left to the Foundation could be
used to bring high-caliber programs to the Village
for the enjoyment and enrichment of the residents,
Dr. Leonard began to explore the idea. But what
would they call these programs? An amazing
movement in the latter part of the nineteenth and
early twentieth century had brought music, drama,
poetry, and learning to almost all parts of the
country. This movement was called Chautauqua.
After exploring various names, it was decided that
this was the perfect name for such a program at
PVN.
So under the direction of Dr. Leonard, Jerry
Haynes—Mr. Peppermint of television and a part
of the Dallas theater scene—presented the first
Chautauqua program on the stage of the old
auditorium on March 2, 1990. Monthly
programs—mostly music—followed, until Dr.
Leonard turned Chautauqua over to resident
Eleanor Knight. After Eleanor resigned, a
committee was formed with Doris Fehr serving as
chair. Following Doris were Patty Morgan, then
Bruce Jamieson. The current chair is Ruth
Millis. Ruth and her committee of residents
evaluate proposals and potential presenters,
selecting the many outstanding performers who
grace the stage in McGowan Auditorium.
As the years have passed, the annual number
of programs has decreased. The emphasis now is
on quality and audience reactions. Programs now
consist of lectures by outstanding speakers such as
Dr. Elliot Engel who sheds new and often amusing
light on historic figures and events. Music of all
genres—both instrumental and vocal—is
presented by outstanding musicians like Doug
Montgomery. And amazing magicians like Trigg
Watson add to the wide variety of entertainment.
What a great thing Chautauqua has been for
more than twenty-five years. Many residents can
no longer go off campus for quality entertainment.
Why should they? Chautauqua brings outstanding
programs to us right here where we live. And what
a delightful way to introduce prospective residents
to PVN! Do you have friends whom you would
welcome as PVN neighbors? Then invite them to
dinner and the next Chautauqua program.
Barbara Baker
Trigg Watson
A SENIOR CHUCKLE
My wife and I revisited the hotel where we spent
our wedding night. This time I was the one who
stayed in the bathroom and cried.
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"Back about 2007," as Joe Nall tells it, "a fellow
resident named Carol McConnell kept pushing
me to work out a deal with Dallas to pick up our
recycling. She wouldn't quit until I got a City staff
member out here to have lunch with us." As a
result, Joe signed for PVN the first multifamily
residence pick-up contract Dallas made. And it has
generated money for our Village Council treasury
ever since.
But our recycling bags have become lighter as
some residents discontinued newspaper delivery.
Someone joked at a Village Council meeting that
he has his kids saving their bottles for him. I'm
sure that helps, as we need to beef up our income
somehow. Recycling is the primary source of
revenue for meeting the budgetary needs of the
Village Council. It contributes between $110 and
$130 each month to council coffers. We're paid by
the pound, so every effort to recycle pays off in
revenue. However, I'm told that the amount of
material collected for the program is currently less
than half what it was just two years ago.
It’s estimated that more than half of the waste
created by people who don’t recycle consists of
recyclables, and recycling saves PVN money by
cutting waste removal costs in half. Our goal
should be that of the two bags we leave out for
collection each Tuesday and Friday, the clear one
is the heavier. I keep a large paper bag under my
computer desk and every scrap of used paper of
any kind goes into that bag. On our patio is a
plastic basket lined with the clear bag that holds
glass containers, tin cans, and cardboard items. On
collection day, I simply dump the bag of paper
goods into the clear bag. In the kitchen is a
garbage can lined with the black bag and we just
lift that bag out of the container and haul it out to
the curb with the clear bag. A bonus is that this
environmentally friendly practice reduces the
space and manpower needed to receive our
garbage. The wider community benefits as well.
The latest program is for electronic devices
such as old cell phones, razors, chargers, radios,
TV’s, computers, and large batteries. These are not
put in a bag for pickup. Look for anyone in
Maintenance who might be working near your
residence (or call them) and give them the items.
These will go to the Engineering Office for sorting
and delivery. For disposing of small batteries,
there’s a container on the shelf near the Corrigan
Building mail room.
NEW BOOKS IN THE CORRIGAN LIBRARY
FICTION Allen, Sarah A. ………………………..First Frost
Baldacci, David……………………...Saving Faith
Buffa, D.W. ………………………….The Judgment
Galbraith, Robert…………………..Career of Evil
Greaney, Mark….Tom Clancy Full Force & Effect
Guterson, Davik…………………………The Offer
Mantel, Hilary ……………….Bring Up the Bodies
Miles, Jonathan…………..Dear American Airlines
Parmar, Priya……………Vanessa and Her Sisters
Thompson, Victoria...Murder on Amsterdam Avenue
Vreeland, Susan……………Clara and Mr. Tiffany
NONFICTION
Ellis, Joseph…………………………..The Quartet
Graham, Billy…………………………Where I Am
Manning, Greg……………...Love, Greg & Lauren
McCain, John………………..Faith of Our Fathers
McLean, Bethany……..Smartest Guys in the Room
Moore, Stephen………………………Texas Rising
O’Reilly, Bill……………………...Killing Reagan
Ripken, Cal, Jr……………..The Only Way I Know
Waller, David……..The Magnificent Mrs. Tennant
Check out our movies on DVD.
If you see a book you would like to read, leave a
note in the checkout box on the library desk.
WASTE NOT WANT NOT
Let's be good managers and increase our efforts
to recycle as much as possible. If you need a
further guide to proper recycling, inquire at the
front desk.
Frank LaCava
Some Grace Presbyterian Village Residents contribute
recycling stuff. Joyce Forney’s car brought it back to PVN.
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Joyce Hall's newest resident, Anna Steele,
moved to Unit 5215, in January. Anna was born in
the Dallas area. She received her B.S. degree in
Education from the U. of North Texas, and her
M.S. from Baylor. It was at the hooding ceremony
at UNT that she met her husband-to-be. They
married and moved to Marlin, Texas, where years
later he died and she lived until her move to Joyce.
Anna had two children, a daughter, Susan, and a
son who is no longer living. She has four
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Anna
used to sew and garden, and volunteered in many
ways in her Presbyterian church. Welcome to
PVN, Anna.
Marion Goodrich
WELCOME TO JOYCE HALL
On December 17, Jane Card moved into Unit
5116. She was born in Little Rock, but spent a
good part of her childhood and young adult life in
Canada. She worked both in the private sector and
for the Federal Government. On the Federal level,
she worked as an Executive Assistant for the
Department of Agriculture, then for many years at
the Department of Defense. Jane has never married
and has only distant relatives. However, her dear
friend and co-worker, Shirley Booth, visits Jane
frequently. Jane enjoys reading and has recently
discovered the Internet, using her new iPad. If you
have anything that needs to be typed, proofread, or
checked for grammar, Jane is highly gifted in these
areas and will gladly help. Welcome, Jane.
Benny M. Kirksey came to PVN on January 4
from Lubbock, Texas, where he was born and
lived until his move to Joyce Hall Unit 5326. His
move to Dallas was prompted mainly by his two
adult children who live in the area. Alissa is an
attorney in Dallas, and Benny J. lives in
Grapevine. Benny was a banker and also oil and
gas producer in Pampa. For many years, Benny
was an avid trap and skeet shooter and has won
many awards in these contests. Welcome to Joyce
Hall, Benny.
On January 4 came Dick Spies, who moved
into Unit 5319. Roland Richard "Dick" Spies
was born in St. Louis, MO. Married in 1952 to his
beautiful wife, who is no longer with us. He moved
to Dallas where he worked in several positions, his
last being in banking. Dick has two sons who live
in the Dallas area; Richard, who lives in
Sunnyvale; and John, who is Superintendent of
Schools in Van Alstyne. Both are very close to
their father. He enjoys watching sports on
television and can talk at length on many subjects.
Warm welcome, Dick.
Jane Card
Benny M. Kirksey
Roland Richard “Dick” Spies
Anna Steele
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WELCOME NEWCOMER
Maxine Trager (Box 1021; 8622 Brush Arbor
Road) is a Bridge Buddy to two of my dear church
friends, who told me about her moving here;
besides, she had been a neighbor to two other gals
in my church. So after hearing them all brag about
her, I was excited to meet Maxine. Please take the
time to introduce yourself to her; she’s a delight to
know—upbeat and friendly.
Maxine is a Dallasite; her father owned a
florist shop on Lovers Lane. She graduated from
Hillcrest High School, and earned an Education/
English degree from SMU. She taught English at
Rusk Jr. High, which she herself had attended, and
which she found exciting. She also sold real estate
for twenty years and worked for the Census
Bureau for ten years. The Tragers lived in Tulsa
for seventeen years, but Dallas is where her heart
is.
Maxine has a sister in Dallas and two
daughters in San Antonio and Austin. Her three
grandchildren are a joy. Maxine is a member of
First United Methodist Church of Richardson, and
has been active in the North Dallas Area Women’s
Club.
I was fascinated when she told me about her
friend who formed a travel club, consisting of five
women she thought would enjoy traveling
together! That is just what they did. They have
traveled everywhere, from the Great Lakes to a
three-week house exchange in Spain. Her favorite
country is China; in fact, she liked it so much she
went back a second time. Besides traveling,
Maxine loves playing bridge and canasta, and
reading mystery stories and historical novels.
She’s happy to be here at PVN, where she can
still be involved with her church, clubs, and
friends, and not have all the responsibilities of
owning and maintaining a home. We can all relate
to that feeling of relief. Welcome Maxine!
Kathy Rotto
COYOTES IN THE CITY
Those wily critters, the coyotes,
are hungry. This time of year there
are no easy snacks of juvenile
squirrels or young bunnies to be
had. So cats and small dogs are in
demand. And those at PVN are no exception.
Ken Nelson was standing in his open doorway
the other evening while his little poodle, Deedee,
tinkled in the front yard, some ten feet away.
Suddenly a coyote rushed in from "nowhere,"
picked Deedee up, and was gone in a flash. It was
horrendous for Ken to witness. The very next
morning, like a good neighbor, he began calling
his friends who had small dogs to warn them.
As we humans develop the land they once
occupied, coyotes have popped up in almost every
state. There are even coyotes in New York City.
And they adapt to the new environment; in the
wide open spaces they have a distinctive howl, but
in cities they are quiet.
So how can you protect your pet? Keep your
cat inside. Walk with your dog close to your side
and on a leash. At night, walk with another person,
if possible. Lighted collars and leashes seem to
deter attacks. Carry citronella spray, ready to use.
Don't leave food and water out. If a coyote
approaches you, do not run; instead, become BIG,
wave your arms and yell. Try not to walk your dog
in darkness.
Jerry Busby, PVN's Director of Security and
Grounds and Engineering, is putting out Have-A-
Heart traps. When a coyote is caught, Jerry will
see that it’s taken far away from PVN before it’s
released.
Be wise and be careful.
Joyce Forney
Maxine Trager
EPIPHANY PARTY AT JOYCE HALL
Three Wise Men
L to R: Noel Pittman, Ingram Schwahn, and Robert Ekblad
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VITAMIN D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that
is naturally present in only a few
foods; it can be added to others; and it
is synthesized in the skin when
exposed to sunlight. The food sources
include salmon, herring, sardines, and mackerel.
Milk is fortified with Vitamin D, as are some
brands of orange juice, yogurt, and margarine.
Older adults may have an increased risk of
Vitamin D deficiency. As we age, the skin cannot
synthesize Vitamin D as efficiently from sunlight,
we have less exposure to sunlight because we stay
inside more, and we may get less D in our diets.
Falls are a common occurrence in the elderly.
There is some thought that Vitamin D deficiency
may play a part in this risk. Muscle weakness and
loss of bone strength are symptoms of vitamin D
deficiency. Adequate Vitamin D may prevent or
reduce the incidence of fractures, which are often a
result of falls.
Vitamin D, along with a calcium supplement,
may help prevent osteoporosis. This disease
involves low bone mass and structural
deterioration of tissue, causing bones to become
fragile and increasing the risk of bone fractures.
Inadequate calcium intake is most often associated
with osteoporosis, but inadequate Vitamin D can
contribute to reduced calcium absorption. Older
adults may need as much as 800 to 1000 IU of
Vitamin D-3 supplementation, especially if the
exposure to sunlight is inadequate. This should
also be true with calcium supplements.
Before adding or starting any supplements one
should always check with a physician.
Jean Cheney
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
Throughout 2016 we’ll be emphasizing the work
of PVN’s ten Standing Committees. We’re
grateful to the following Council members who
volunteered to chair those committees.
Buildings & Grounds
Chair: Joe Brockette
Staff Liaison: Jerry Busby
Communications
Chair: Molly Stewart
Staff Liaison: Heather Ashby
Dining Services
Chair: Don Powers
Staff Liaison: Dane Cummins
Landscaping
Chair: Frank Pike
Staff Liaison: Loy Knowles
Memorials
Chair: Elaine Nichols
Staff Liaison: Carolyn Mitchell
Spiritual Life
Chair: Warren Rutherford
Staff Liaison: Carolyn Mitchell
Brent Ashby
Newcomers & Orientation
Chair: Kathy Rotto
Staff Liaison: Vicki Caldwell
Lisa Englander
Heather Ashby
Safety & Security
Chair: Bill Hill
Staff Liaison: Jerry Busby
Social Activities
Chair: Virginia Riordan
Staff Liaison: Lisa Englander
Heather Ashby
Volunteers
Chair: Gloria Box
Staff Liaison: Heather Ashby
Noel Pittman
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS FOR 2016
Mark your calendar for the following programs
scheduled for this year:
February 9,………………Trigg Watson, Magician
March 15,……….Dallas Symphony Brass Quintet
April 19,………………………..Texas Boys Choir
September 20,………………………...Elliot Engel
October 18,……..Dallas Symphony String Quartet
November 15,…………………Doug Montgomery
Craig Millis New Year Happy Hour
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The need to be a contributing member of the
community runs deep in Doris Anschuetz's life. In
her mid-nineties, she's the senior member of the
Bugle staff and performs the urgent task of
notifying everyone of upcoming meetings,
recording the assignments, and returning to every
reporter a reminder of promises made. She started
working on the Bugle as part of the proofreading
team. When it was discovered that she was a good
typist/word processor and also good at recalling
details of a meeting, she was asked to be the
Bugle's Secretary.
Doris was a Chicagoan and married another
local, Jack Anschuetz. Their three daughters were
born in the Windy City. During the early years of
Jack's sales career, they were transferred a number
of times to other cities in Ohio and Illinois. Doris
was a stay-at-home mom, serving in the schools
and youth groups as moms did in that day. When
their eldest entered college at Miami U., Doris
began working in the Admissions office. She felt it
was important for all three girls to go to college.
That would absorb all the income she produced.
Back when she was a high school grad, the
Depression was so fresh in her parents' minds that
her dad said, "It's not so important for girls to have
a college education." Dad was the Employment
Supervisor for the Bell Telephone Company and
the men who worked for Bell were largely
technicians, whereas the women who
communicated with customers had college
diplomas; he didn't want his daughter to show the
air of superiority some of them had. At her dad's
request and because Doris really wanted to go to
college, Doris worked a year after high school and
saved the money for her first year of college. By
the end of that year, however, she'd fallen in love,
and married Jack soon after.
SPOTLIGHT ON DORIS ANSCHUETZ
When the couple moved to Dallas, two of their
girls were in college; the youngest reluctantly
moved with them. Eventually, she went to the U.
of North Texas. All three daughters reared their
families in north Dallas. Doris and Jack started out
in Oak Cliff, but with the arrival of grandchildren,
they found a home in Lake Highlands where they
were closer to all the growing families. They
remained there until Doris came to PVN after
Jack's death.
In time the two other daughters and their
families settled in Dallas as well. Doris has three
daughters, three sons-in-law, seven grandchildren
and thirteen great grandchildren here now. Imagine
those high occasions when that family gathers!
A member of NorthPark Presbyterian Church,
Doris was a working partner in Casa de Vida, the
unique program that gives caregivers a half day out
while the family member with Alzheimer's enjoys
a satisfying time with a friendly group. The
program was developed by Molly Stewart, and
through her and the participants in the program,
Doris became acquainted with PVN.
It's been six years since Doris first occupied
her patio home. Brad Golden was Doris's next-
door neighbor for a time and enjoyed that period;
she recalls Doris as the ultimate in graciousness
and kindness. Not especially athletic, Doris is
looking forward to aquatic exercises next year.
And we, on the Bugle staff, are looking forward to
more meetings with our capable senior partner.
Joyce Forney
A FUTURE RESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
I am writing this article in the early morning hours
of New Year’s Day 2016 and thinking back to the
previous evening’s events at the Village. This was
my second year to spend New Year’s Eve as a
potential resident/visitor and I finally was able to
say with confidence that I would be a resident by
the next New Year. During the evening activities,
I was able to meet other new residents, as well as
visit with good friends that I have made during the
past year. Thank you PVN for the opportunity to
gradually become a member of your community. I
look forward to being able to say on next New
Year’s Eve, “I am home.”
Christi Thompson
Doris Anschuetz
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Lillian Adrian comes to the Memory Care Unit at
PVN from Grace Presbyterian with a wealth of
experience, compassion, and enthusiasm. Her
background in her chosen field includes a degree
from Southwest Baptist U., Boliver, MO. The
degree was in Psychology with a concentration in
Christian Social Work. This made her uniquely
qualified for her work directing the Caregiver
Program for the Area Council on Aging in
Midland, Texas, and for the position of Life
Enrichment Director at Windsor after she moved
to Dallas to be closer to her children. While in her
previous positions, she became certified as a grief
counselor, and cognitive stimulation and dementia
specialist. When asked about her job here at PVN,
she replied, "You live it. You become specialized
when it is your life."
Her father, a retired pastor, was told he had
Alzheimer's nine years ago. Thus began the
journey as caregivers for Lillian, her mother, and
her siblings. She says, "Becoming a caregiver is a
job no one applies for. When it's personal, you
take it graciously when God puts it before you."
Her mother and father moved to Dallas four
years ago when her father was in rehab at Grace
for a broken hip. Lillian walked the caregivers'
journey with her mother until her father's death
three years ago, and then cared for her mother for
three years until her mother's death on Christmas
Day, 2015. No stranger to grief, Lillian lost her
husband, Tim, who was a beloved administrator at
Manor Park Village in Midland before his sudden
and unexpected death at age fifty-four. The
SOLOS program through Hospice of Midland was
there for her as she journeyed through young
widowhood.
Lillian is ready to bring her own life experiences
and professionalism to her new position. She says
there are three levels of memory care, each level
and individual having unique needs for "soul,
body, spirit." The goal is for people with memory
difficulties to find the "sweet spot" in their lives
where they remember the past and celebrate the
present. For this to happen, an effective program
LILLIAN ADRIAN–MEMORY CARE SPECIALIST
must bring them to success, and "go where they
are in their reality and be able to celebrate where
they are." She points out that those with memory
impairment don't suffer like their family members
do. She says that the ultimate sign of loving your
family member with Alzheimer's is to place that
person in a community you trust so the caregiver
can let go of everyday care and step over the
barrier to "go where their loved one is," with
renewed energy, faith, and even humor. Another
goal is to help the memory impaired stay strong
where they used to be strong.
Life stories are important. To illustrate this she
told a story from her own experience. Her father,
the pastor of fifty years who had Alzheimer's, went
to the emergency room with her and her mother
when her mother needed care. He was dressed in
catch-as-catch-can attire and was agitated and
roaming around. Then he recognized a former
parishioner being treated there. He knelt and
prayed with her on the spot, then went into every
room, praying for the patients there. How
important for all of us to remember strengths,
skills, and talents instilled in much earlier times!
Lillian’s goals for Memory Care here at PVN
include (1) helping people throughout the campus
to recognize memory impairment, and (2)
providing memory care education, outreach, and
programming across the campus.
Be watching for these programs this year:
Informal forums for all the Independents.
An ongoing support group already in place in
Healthcare.
A potential support group in Independent
Living if there is interest.
The future of Memory Care here at PVN
includes two units for Memory Care behind Joyce
Hall, twenty-two residents on each of two floors
separated by levels and needs. Currently thirteen
residents occupy the fourteen rooms in one unit at
Hillcrest, the other units dedicated to rehab. The
2015 statistics from the Alzheimer's Association
show that one in nine Americans over sixty-five
has Alzheimer's disease and one third of
Americans over age eighty-five are afflicted with
the illness. We here at PVN are on the front line of
effective and compassionate care, thanks to Lillian
and the Memory Care Unit staff. Each day she can
be found providing appropriate-level activities for
those in Memory Care and preparing community
education in this area that is vital to all residents.
Judy Morris
10 Bugle February 2016
In Memoriam
-Alice Anthony 12/27
-Leona Hufnagel 01/06
-Jessie Godsey 01/06
-Byron Caskey 01/19
-Healthcare
1 Wes Hufnagel 204
2 Pat Pittman 1022
3 Warren Bell 342
5 Adlyn Smith 5311
5 Thelma Nelson 4206
6 Charles Baker 1005
8 Pat Robuck 5225
11 Bobbie Battle 311
12 Kathy Rotto 2112
12 Twila Kimbrough 1024
12 George Dolph 1133
13 Tom Wilbanks 1008
14 Chester Bentley 1007
14 Barbara Park 119
14 Mack Mullins 132
17 Jack Meredith 145
17 Vaughn Jacobs 221
17 Madelon Mosier 1147
17 Mary Lou “Sarge” Theole 5313
18 Kyle Hobin 1125
19 Dub Miller 5104
20 Nettie Kelley 101
20 Mary Harbin 211
20 Henrietta Cragon 1102
23 Grayce Herring 1206
23 Kitty Wilson 5112
24 Donna Stark 5318
24 Merle Wratislaw 1201
25 JoAnn Angiel 1145
25 Vern Muncy 5325
27 Irene Champion 241
28 Jean Vohtz 1219
Happy Birthday February 2016
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Wedding Anniversaries
Bobby and John Luckadoo
February 2, 1946
Marilyn and Bill Branson
February 8, 2008
CONSTRUCTION
The Lifestyle Fitness Center
Monie Chapel