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Gallery of Ageless Achievers, 2005
47 recipients of the 2005 Gallery of Ageless Achievers Award
from ten counties were honored on May 20, 2005 at the Holiday Inn in Moline,
Illinois. The evening included a buffet dinner and dancing to the music of
the Grotto Dixie Band. Jerry Schroeder provided musical entertainment. |
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The volunteers being inducted into the Gallery of
Ageless Achievers demonstrate the many ways older people contribute to
the welfare of their local communities. The commitment and vitality
these people bring to everything they do is a cause for celebration.
Awards were presented by Robert Allen, and Frances Leimkuehler of the
WIAAA Advisory Council and Edward Mitchell of the WIAAA Board of
Directors. WIAAA Advisory Council, Board and staff always look forward
to meeting and congratulating all of the volunteers who promote a
positive image of aging and make such a difference in their communities.
Everyone is a winner when older persons are encouraged to remain active
and vital parts of their communities.
Those inducted into the 2005 Gallery of Ageless
Achievers are shown by county below, (from left to right):
Bob Allen speaking at
the 2005 Gallery Celebration
Jerry
Schroeder entertaining those attending the 2005 Gallery Celebration.
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Those inducted into the 2005 Gallery of Ageless
Achievers are shown by county below, (from left to right):
Bureau County:
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Bill Losey,
Dora Gibbs, Thelma Erickson and Verna Cinnamon (not pictured: Anna
Hamblin and Marion Teschke) |
Henderson County:
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| Curt
Eisenmayer, Verda Gittings, Elsie Louise Hartman, Harold and Evelyn
Williams |
Henry County:
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| Alice Van
Kerrebroeck, Eleanor Lange, Betty Hagerman, Gretchen Matthews, and
Kenneth Wegener |
Knox County:
LaSalle County:
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| Florence
"Mickey" Baird, Rose Rexroat, Barbara Lukancic, William
Spicer, and Ronald and Monica Barnhart |
McDonough County:
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| Anthony
and Sandy Waychunas, Robert Livingston, and Marjorie Brown (not
pictured: Judy Mason) |
Mercer County:
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| Leatha
Stoner, Madge Britton, Virginia DuVerney, William and Barbara O’Hearn,
and Carl Ritter (not pictured: Charlotte Banks) |
Putnam County:
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| John
Shimkus, Claudia Sammons, Gladys King, Walter Durley Boyle, and Ray
Barnes |
Rock Island County:
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| Ella May
Winger, Nancy Whitty, Marlene Scott, Dorothy Nelson, and Virginia
Brown |
Warren County:
Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging wish to thank
the following businesses for helping us make this year’s Gallery of
Ageless Achievers a success:
John Deere
Isabel Bloom L.L.C.
Linda & David Eldridge
WQPT, Quad Cities PBS
We would also like to express our appreciation and
thanks to the following contributors:
1st Federal Bank – Macomb
Bank of Orion
Citizens national Bank – Macomb
Colchester Lions Club
G&J Fertilizer Company, Inc.
Gonet Realty & Land Company
Granville Drugs
Granville National Bank
Kettman Heating & Plumbing, Inc.
McDonough District Hospital
Mennie’s Machine Shop
North Central Bank - Hennepin
19 businesses and individual Board and Advisory Council
members also donated door prizes. Thank you. |
