Renovator, genealogist, designer, entrepreneur, businesswoman, artist, sister, mother—this woman does it all. Connie Pickering Stover moved from Arizona to Chelsea in the fall of 2015 after her husband passed away. “We enjoyed a beautiful 30 years together, but I knew I would have a life after him, so I started planning,” said Connie. “Soon after […]
“There’s one ingredient that not everyone has: love,” said Ann Marie Villarreal, Director of Dining Services. “But Tyson has that. He puts love into cooking and love into caring for the residents.” Ann Marie has worked with Tyson Washington, Sous Chef, for over two years. She values his work ethic and how he constantly strives […]
Music is powerful. The instrumentals, vocals, and rhythm come together to make a beautiful sound that speaks to people in a way nothing else can. The famous Stevie Wonder describes music as: “A world within itself, it is a language we all understand.” For Arley Lake, music is a way of giving back – a […]
Shiba Morris has been with The Thome Rivertown Neighborhood since it opened in 2013. After working with Caring Hearts Home Care for eight years, she began providing care to seniors at Thome Rivertown. “People come to us after a stroke or a surgery, or maybe they’re just sad because they can no longer live at […]
“I have a heart for the community and serving people. That’ s why I chose to work at UMRC,” said Wendy Lato, Human Resources Manager and Benefit Administrator. Wendy loves making a difference and intentionally focuses her skills and time to build strong communities. As an Associate Minister at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Committee […]
He was a Vietnam War veteran who loved John Wayne movies and could fix anything. She, a sassy Ohioan who worked at the University of Michigan and had more positivity than Pollyanna. Their first date was spent talking and laughing for five hours. Marrying later in life, Donald and Sharon had both experienced pain and […]
Would you leave your job, your house, your family, and your friends to live in a foreign country where you don’t know the culture or the language? What would it take for you to do this? For Bonnie Dennes and her husband, it was a calling to love others. In 1997, Bonnie and her husband, […]
Each day, over 1000 Americans are diagnosed with dementia. Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act seeks to “increase access to information on care and support for newly diagnosed individuals and their families – providing essential support for those facing this devastating, debilitating disease,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. Hank Paulson, professor […]
Imagine, as a musician, being asked to play for the President of the United States of America. Now, imagine being given the sheet music just moments before your performance and then starting right away on the down beat. Are your palms sweating yet? Is your heart racing? John Mohler’s isn’t. Dr. John Mohler spent four […]
“When I think of energy, I think of Tigger; then I think of David Church,” said Bill Hackett, a dear friend of David. David and his wife, Winona, have been married for 61 years, traveled to 75 countries around the world, and raised four kids who raised nine grandkids. To say they have energy is […]
