| The Residence of Chardon An Assisted Living Community |
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| 501 Chardon Windsor Road Chardon, Ohio 44024 Phone: 440.286.2277 Fax: 440.286.2249 |
Activities
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| Rosary every Monday at 10:30 a.m. Dog Visits with Casey every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Haircuts every Wednesday & Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Dog Visits with Woofie Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month. |
| February |
| Mr. Donald Douglass receives the Keeping Us Safe "Certificate of Honor" Award On November 29, 2011, I had the opportunity to sit down with both Mr. and Mrs. Douglass and together we shared a warm meal and a wonderful evening of conversation. Donald and Alberta are both extraordinary people who, at a very early age, decided to commit their lives to serving others. Their lifelong dedication to helping people from across the world has been an inspiration to so many. It was a pleasure to present Mr. Donald Douglass with Keeping Us Safe’s “Certificate of Honor” for his decision to voluntarily retire from driving, but more than that, it was an honor for me to have met Donald and Alberta personally; they have been an inspiration to so many, and now serve as an inspiration to me as well. Voluntarily retires from 77 years of safe driving Donald Douglass Name: Donald Douglass Age: 92 Current residence: The Residence of Chardon Chardon, Ohio Driving retirement date: November 28, 2011 Driving career: 77 years Driving record: Only accident was in 1965, when he backed into a car parked on a crowded, narrow city street in Pennsylvania. Donald served as an x-ray technician in the U. S. Army from 1941-1945. One afternoon in 1942, Alberta was sitting on her back porch with her mother, when a “cute little soldier boy” came out of a neighboring apartment and caught Alberta’s eye. She told her mother she’d like to meet him. Taking her comment to heart, Alberta’s mother took a box of candy to Donald and introduced him to Alberta. They were married the next year in Springfield, Massachusetts. Donald became an ordained Methodist minister in 1949. He has since served as the primary minister at three Methodist churches, he also had the honor of performing the marriage ceremonies of each of his sons. Career: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Douglass Alberta Douglass (wife of 67 years): Mr. Douglass explains that he and his wife Alberta moved into their current assisted living facility (together) in August. Donald explains that because of recent medical concerns, along with the imminent arrival of another harsh Chardon winter, he and Alberta decided that now might be a good time for him to retire from a long and successful driving career. Having made that decision, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass promptly parted ways with their car and have made a complete retirement from driving. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass became active in Friendship Force International. Their active membership in the program has taken them to England, Italy, Germany and the Holy Land. While on a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, they had the opportunity to meet and visit with President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter. As well, Donald and Alberta have entertained guests in their home from Korea, England, and Columbia, South America. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass found the program so valuable, they went on to form the NE Ohio chapter of Friendship Force International. They started with five interested people, and have since grown the chapter to well over one hundred members. Travel: Driving Retirement: Mr. Donald Douglass receives the Keeping Us Safe "Certificate of Honor" Award On November 29, 2011, I had the opportunity to sit down with both Mr. and Mrs. Douglass and together we shared a warm meal and a wonderful evening of conversation. Donald and Alberta are both extraordinary people who, at a very early age, decided to commit their lives to serving others. Their lifelong dedication to helping people from across the world has been an inspiration to so many. It was a pleasure to present Mr. Donald Douglass with Keeping Us Safe’s “Certificate of Honor” for his decision to voluntarily retire from driving, but more than that, it was an honor for me to have met Donald and Alberta personally; they have been an inspiration to so many, and now serve as an inspiration to me as well. |
