Henrietta, 94, of Boynton Beach, Florida, identifies herself as a mother, teacher, story teller and friend. She just retired from teaching Library Sciences last year and is proud to have led such an illustrious career. She had to overcome racism and segregation, but...
74 year-old Norman, a resident of Brookdale Boynton Beach, claims that Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” is the theme song to his life. His Wish of a Lifetime was to have a band come to his community so that he could enjoy the songs of his favorite musician with his...
Nick, 90, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1944 and served 22 months stationed in Erlangen, Germany. After he finished his service, Nick worked for the remainder of his career in retail real estate. He moved around a lot during this time, living in several different...
Margaret, 86, has enjoyed going to the theatre ever since she was a young girl. Throughout her life it has been a constant passion and inspiration for her. When she attended college, she majored in Theatre and Speech, but later went into teaching. For the remainder of...
Bea, 79, is an active, determined and positive person. She is very mentally active and loves to help around the community and chat with others as much as she can. After losing her husband twelve years ago, she often reminisces on the fun date nights they used to have...
George, 91, enlisted in the Coast Guard during World War II. Studying to be a pharmacist, he was stationed in Manhattan Beach, where every so often the sailors would attend dances on Friday nights. One night, George was the on-duty pharmacist when a young girl...
At Brookdale North Boynton Beach in Florida a friendship formed over a shared love of classical music. For Elaine Atlow, 80, and Barbara Walters, 94, music has had an immense impact on their lives but attending live musical performances has become more difficult as...
Brookdale residents Shirley and Miriam “Mimi” share the passion of playing golf. Both Shirley and Mimi used to play golf, but no longer get to enjoy golf due to physical limitations. Being able to experience a golf tournament has brought back fond memories from their...
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