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Meet our Aphasia Group Members:

 

1.  Quick Starters

2.  Chatterboxes

3.  Minds of the Round Table

4. The Incredibles

5. Wise Guys

6. Come Back Kids

7. Caregivers

 

Quick Starters

Name: Antonia Rivera

Date of Birth: 4/29/53

Date of Stroke: 3/20/06

A few words that describe you:  I focus on devotion, family and volunteer work

along with progress on re-learning my speech.

Current or Previous Occupation: Call Center Manager in communications

 

Name: Janet Houston-Robinett

Date of Birth: 02-07-58 

Date of Stroke: 08-13-05

A few words that describe you: Helpful, Dependable, Strong-willed, Mother,

Grandmother, Wife.

Current or Previous Occupation: Owned my own insurance agency.

 

Name: Sylvia Leos

Date of Birth: September 22, 1954

Date of Stroke: April 25, 2004

A few words that describe you: Wife, mother of 3-boys. My first son goes to SPC

and works, my second son is a freshman at LHS, and my last son is an 8th grader at

Cavazos Middle School.  I like the color blue. I like to travel to Dallas and San

Antonio. I have attended the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta for 16 years and this year I

hope to attend again, even though I have missed the last 4 years.

Current or Previous Occupation: I worked at Covenant Health Systems for 31

years.  I started working at St. Mary’s Hospital in 1973 (this became Covenant Health

Systems). I started working in Physical Therapy as a receptionist, then I worked in

Personnel, and finally, I worked in Materials Mgmt. Then, I worked in Customer

Satisfaction.

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Chatterboxes

Name: Janice Hargrove

Date of Birth: 2/3/1940

Date of Stroke: 1/3/2003

A few words that describe you:  I am happy, caring, and friendly.

Current or Previous Occupation: Teacher

 

Name: Joy Lambert

Date of Birth: 6/23/1930

Date of Stroke: 4/5/1999

A few words that describe you:  Happy, zest for life, and “Joy”ful.

 

 

Name: Maureen Wallis

Date of Birth: 6/3/1935

Date of Stroke: 2/17/2004

A few words that describe you:  I’m outgoing, love to meet and talk to people.

Current or Previous Occupation: I was previously a buyer for Department of

Defense and retired in 1962.

 

Name: Dottie Haney 

Age: 59 

Favorite color: Blue and Pink Hobbies: Going out to eat, reading romance novels,

fishing, walking 

Movies: Comedies, Romances 

Author: V. C. Andrews 

Family: Husband- George Haney, Daughter- Cindy Barton, Grandsons- Joshua and

Justin Barton 

Music: Old rock, Country 

Favorite Actor: John Wayne, Robert Duvall 

Home state/City: Texas/Lubbock

    

 

 

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Minds of the Round Table

 

Name: Mack Kemp        

Date of Birth: 10/31/37

Date of Stroke: 8/5/01

A few words that describe you: Optimistic, friendly, and humble.

Current or Previous Occupation: Served in the Air Force, Mechanic, and

Salesman.

 

Name: Peggie Johnston  

Date of Birth: 6/11/43

Date of Stroke: Unknown

A few words that describe you: Jovial, stubborn, has a good laugh.

Current or Previous Occupation: Unknown

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The Incredibles

Name:  Carol White

 Age:  70

 Favorite color: pink

 Favorite animal: Cat

 

 Hobbies: Working Puzzles and Rummikub

               Rummikub

 

 

Name:  Carol  Gabus  

Favorite color: Green (Stands for Growth)

Favorite zoo animal: Giraffe (overseer)

   

 Favorite domesticated animal: Cats and Dogs

                          

 

Hobbies: Meeting new friends and walking my dog Buddy

                    

  

     

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 Wise Guys

Name:  Victor M. Reta

Date of Birth:  2-12-1971

Date of stroke: 1984

A few words/pictures that describe you: happy, funny, hardworking

Current or previous occupation:  custodian at Goodwill

 

Name:  Roberto J. Lopez

Date of Birth:  3-27-1942

Date of stroke: 2002

A few words/pictures that describe you: musician, friendly, I like to laugh

Current or previous occupation: mechanic and musician

 

Name:  Pauline Perkins

Date of Birth:  3-29-1924

Date of stroke: 2003

A few words/pictures that describe you:  Sweet, honest

Current or previous occupation:  Worked at husband’s sign/poster company as a

clerk

 

Name:  Gerald H. Fulton          

Date of Birth:  8-6-1934

Date of stroke: 1995

A few words/pictures that describe you: Funny, happy, fun

Current or previous occupation: Built schools and cotton gins

 

Come Back Kids

 

Name:  John Newton 

 Age:  66

Favorite animal: Dog

Hobbies:  TV Sports

 

 

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Caregivers

 

Name: Wesley McCleery 

Date of Birth: 11-5-28 

Date of Stroke: NA 

Few words to describe you: wise, hard worker, friendly, sharp dresser

Current/previous occupation: retired, lumber yard worker

 

Name: Charles Hargrove

Date of Birth: 9-5-34

Date of Stroke: NA

Few words to describe you: tall, easy-going, funny

Current/previous occupation: paint contractor

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