EDGEMERE SALUTES RESIDENT VETERANS Page 1

/ 8523 Thackery Street
Dallas, Texas 75225
Phone (214) 265-9100

News Release

Contact: Madeline Clark/Beth Wilbins, Forté PR
Phone: (214) 890-7912, (361) 935-8410 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2008

Edgemere SALUTES resident veterans with plaque dedication

Dallas, texas, JUNE 2, 2008: Edgemere retirement community held a special Memorial Day event on May 23 to honor residents who have served in the United States military. Allen Clark, a local veteran and author of “Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior”, was the guest speaker for a group of more than 100 Edgemere residents who gathered in the theater for the dedication of a plaque created by the community to commemorate its veterans.

“The freedoms of our land are things of great value. There wouldn’t be freedom of speech, religion or press, nor the lifestyle we live today, if it weren’t for the veterans in this room,” said Clark.

After Clark’s presentation, residents adjourned to the library where they enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres, and the veterans located their names on the new plaque.

“I am so proud to be an American and to have served in the United States Navy. What an honor it is to be recognized along with other fellow resident veterans here at Edgemere!” said resident Chevie McDonald.

To perpetuate the tradition, Edgemere will continue to update the plaque every year to honor veterans that have moved into the community.

Photos by Madeline Clark (left to right):

#1Allen Clark, Chevie McDonald, Linda Clark

#2Lane Furneaux, Maribelle Leeper

#3Chevie McDonald

#4Bob and Gene Rain

#5Jean and Jack Smither

#6Marianne and David Mead

#7David Mead

ABOUT EDGEMERE

With 304 independent living apartment homes, 60 assisted living suites, 31 memory care private apartments, and 72 private rooms for dignified skilled nursing, Edgemere is the largest and most comprehensive life care retirement community in Dallas. The community is located in the Preston Hollow/Park Cities area at 8523 Thackery Street at Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225. The Plaza Health Services at Edgemere located on the same campus at 8502 Edgemere Road at Northwest Highway, offers assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory support services for Edgemere life care residents, as well as for others in the community.

Edgemere is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community owned by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that owns sister communities The Buckingham in Houston, Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin, The Stayton at Museum Way under development in Fort Worth, and Mirador under development in Corpus Christi. For information, visit or call (214) 265-9100.

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