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Brandon Oaks
These days, at age 93, you can find him
most Wednesdays manning the information desk at Center in the Square. "I mostly
answer questions from visitors who want
to know where to park, where to eat, and
other attractions we have," says Davidson.
Recently a group from Iceland came in
seeking information, "which gives you an
idea of what we handle." He's also on the
Steering Committee for Center's current
fundraising drive.
A Brandon Oaks resident since 2004, he's
still involved in Roanoke with friends and
family-his 98-year-old sister is also a resident-but says of his retirement home, "I'm
delighted to be here. At 93, I've had a good
life. I'm the luckiest guy on the planet."
SHIRLEY MOORE
"I've never worked-I've always loved everything I'm doing," says Shirley Moore
with a straight face. Then you discover she's
been a nurse, a musician, a dancer and an
"I've never worked-I've
always loved everything I'm
doing," says Shirley Moore
with a straight face. Then
you discover she's been a
nurse, a musician, a dancer
and an artist, not necessarily
in that order.
artist, not necessarily in that order.
Moore was born in Lynchburg but lived
in California and Florida before returning
to Roanoke. She earned a B.A. in music
from American University in Washington
D.C., majoring in voice and piano, and
later got a B.S. in nursing from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. She
was a nurse at Roanoke Memorial Hospital
and head nurse at South Roanoke Nursing Home.
While in D.C. she danced with the
Washington Ballet and was a soloist with
the Washington Cathedral Choir. Then she
taught music at Roanoke College and gave
piano lessons until the age of 80. Art lessons helped develop those talents, and she
says she sold enough paintings to buy a
Steinway piano. Happily at Brandon Oaks
since 2013, she says, "I can do as much
or as little as I want, and when I socialize, I have the best company anyone could
wish for."
Among the many residents at Brandon
Oaks, we have educators and equestrians,
homemakers and historians, probation
officers and preachers. Our residents include three winners of the French Legion
of Honor, a woman who flew small planes
and hunted enemy subs during World
War II, volunteer firefighters and ambulance drivers. What links them is socialization-friends down the hall or across the
courtyard. Medical evidence suggests that
people who socialize live longer, healthier lives. It's the friendship, the camaraderie, that makes believers of us all. Even of
growlers.
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Table of Contents
Outdoors! What's New?
Outdoors! Nelson County
Downtown Living
Great Renovations
Internet Dating: True Confessions
Earning the Gourmet Meal
Letters / Worth a Click
From the Editor
The Calendar
The Gist
The Flavor
The Dish: Dining Guide
Where Are They Now?
Retire VA
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