Meet John and Virginia
John skipped out on his first meeting with Virginia. Big mistake, as he soon found out. “We were supposed to meet on a blind date, but he didn’t show up,” Virginia said. “So there I was, with two other couples, and he didn’t show up because his mother didn’t want him to. She had another […]
Meet Maryanne
“You don’t mind taking the stairs, do you?” asked Maryanne, who bounced away from the elevator and into the stairwell. “I just prefer to use the stairs. It’s good exercise.” On the way up, she explains how a neighbor once asked why she exercises every day, considering what good shape Maryanne is in. “I think […]
Meet Barbara
For much of the early part of her life, Barbara did everything to get ready for the working world. After graduating from Redford High School in Detroit, she went on to attend Highland Park Junior College. “I was in the retailing program,” she said. “But I also worked at the same time.” So she worked […]
Meet Steve and Nadine
A short time after being sent to Iwo Jima during the height of World War II, a shell landed near Steve’s foxhole. It blew him in the air, tearing nerves in his left arm and peppering his body with shrapnel. The Oakmont Northville resident, who lives there with his wife Nadine, reflected on his time […]
Meet Wendell
Wendell had big aspirations, being a teenager serving in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. “It wasn’t a heroic two years,” he said. “I was on a converted banana boat. I signed up to be on a destroyer and got that instead. It turned out to be the best duty in […]
Meet Carolie
Experiencing a stroke a few years ago, Carolie’s active lifestyle may have been altered considerably, but it did not keep her from remaining active. “So that kind of hampered my style,” she said. “In Florida, I played tennis three to five days a week. I was active in the church, things like that, and then […]
Meet Roy
Being involved with the development of hydraulic fuel pumps for airplanes is something Roy never takes lightly. In fact, to this day, it still makes him beam with pride. “The pride of developing pumps and hydraulic motors for airplanes, people don’t realize how much of it is hydraulics. It’s the bloodstream of an airplane,” he […]
Meet Rosella
On some Saturdays and Sundays, finding a priest to administer Holy Communion during church services isn’t always easy. Rosella decided there was something she could do about that. “We were getting Communion occasionally, and sometimes they couldn’t come,” said Rosella, 96, of Oakmont Parkway. “I just got to thinking, maybe if I became a Eucharistic […]
Oakmont Manor resident shares ‘Ranger’ book with family
“Ranger: A PTSD Service Dog” is a children’s book sharing the story of a Guardian Angels Medical Service Dog written from the dog’s perspective. It caught the eye of Marianne, a resident at Oakmont Manor in Sterling Heights. In support of an ongoing drive to raise the funds to pair a Guardian Angels dog with […]
Local Gazette newspaper previews Oakmont, American Legion event
The Rochester & Rochester Hills Gazette recently ran a preview of our recent Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs event, held July 13 at Oakmont Rochester Independent.