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You’d like to know Boone Aiken,who covered the news beat as writer and photographer for the Montgomery Advertiser and Birmingham News. A Lee County resident since 1965, she moved to Wesley Terrace in 1993 and progressed from skilled nursing to assisted living to apartment living. She is known for her quick wit and her sequined tennis shoes that walk at least a mile a day. "Everyone is friendly, the food is good, and I enjoy Bible study, dominoes and armchair exercise," Boone Aiken reports.
You will enjoy meeting George Foster,whose 25-year Auburn University career followed 20 years as printer and Chamber Co. News publisher. A 63-year member of the Methodist Church, he and his wife Emily decided before it was built that Wesley Terrace would be their home; unfortunately, she did not live to reach that dream. Since 1990, he has used the emergency call and has lived in all three sections. "Help always came, and every category has been good." A member of Wesley Terrace committees and Lions Club, he’s an ardent Auburn fan.
Eleanor Hall is a delightful lady,who laughingly says she was born in a greenhouse. The daughter of an Ohio florist, she was married 51 years to Hugh Hall, who established Hall Wholesale Floral Co. In his memory, she recently donated new landscaping for the entrance to Wesley Terrace. She is proud to call Wesley Terrace home and wants to share its beauty with everyone. Her apartment reflects the couple’s travels and keeps alive fond memories, but she enjoys the active days of her current life, too.
If you like to read, you’ll have much in common with Mildred Van de Mark,who headed AU’s Foods and Nutrition Department and who retired after 39 years as professor emeritus. After being a widow one year, she realized she was lonely, wasn’t cooking for herself and didn’t want to keep up a house. "I haven’t regretted my move to Wesley Terrace one second. My friends are here, and it provides the stimulus I needed to mix, mingle and be active." Under her direction the library has expanded to 3,000 volumes. One major trip each year rounds out a happy life.
You will want to meet Cliff Wear,who published the Opelika Daily News from 1946 until 1972. An AU graduate in chemical engineering and retired Army Lt. Col., he followed the career path of his father and grandfather. Mr. Wear recently moved to Wesley Terrace because "I couldn’t see myself rattling around that big house by myself after 59 years of marriage. I haven’t regretted it for a minute. It is a beautiful setting and the food is wonderful, but the main thing is the friendliness of the people," he says. This friendliness brought him a new bride; their reception was at Wesley Terrace.
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