Retired French Teacher at Brookdale Manlius Turns 100
To hide her bicycle from the Nazis in 1942 German-occupied Marseille, France, Maryse Whorrall, then 14, took it apart and put the parts in relatives’ homes, who all lived on the same street. That same spirit of survival against all odds lives on with her today as Maryse, beloved resident of Brookdale Manlius, turns 100 years old on August 18.
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Brookdale Hearthstone Moses Lake's Janet Gonzales Retires After 39 Years
Janet Gonzales will leave a big hole when she retires at the end of the month at Brookdale Hearthstone after 39 years. “She knows everything about this building,” said Melinda De Santo, Brookdale Hearthstone’s business manager. “She knows it all. I don’t know how we’re going to manage without her, to be honest.”
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Brookdale Danville Piedmont Resident Celebrates 107th Birthday
Danville resident Dorothy Grove Turner is celebrating an incredible milestone: her 107th birthday! Friends, family and fellow residents at Brookdale Danville Piedmont gathered to celebrate Turner’s long life, filled with music, travel and more than a century of memories.
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