Resident Spotlight: Meet Rosemarie
The strength of America comes from families like Rosemarie’s. Through three generations intertwined by hard work and military service, she’s become the matriarch of a family made up of six children, plenty of grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren (and counting). Though she never saw herself living in a senior community, she now calls Oakmont Livonia her […]
Meet Rita
If there is any single resident who embodies the warm, friendly, and outgoing nature of Oakmont Livonia’s community, Rita might be a perfect choice. A natural people-person, and conversationalist with a caring heart, she effortlessly makes new friends and lights up every single room she enters. Her amazing story of family-focused living and passionate volunteering […]
Meet Forrest
With more than 16 million Americans serving in the armed forces during World War Two, many stories exist of the heroic efforts of soldiers and sailors, marines and pilots who bravely put themselves in harm’s way to help further the cause of freedom. And with those stories come tales of service and sacrifice that you […]
Meet Helen
Working for the Department of Social Services, Helen was on the front lines of seeing the best and the worst Detroit had to offer. The best? Helen will readily admit working as a civil servant that she was part of a great environment that promoted the empowerment of women and minorities. The worst? As a […]
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 Doris
It’s a Sunday-morning tradition Doris shares with her children – thanks to all of them just living a few minutes away from her home at Oakmont Livonia. “All three of my children are in church with me on Sunday morning,” Doris said. “That makes me very happy.” Religion and family are both important to her, […]