Home Instead of Granville, OH was absolutely THRILLED to see one of our wonderful caregivers featured in the Newark Advocate after painting a mural for her navy veteran client!
Here are some excerpts from the article!
- A St. Louisville man was honored earlier this year after his aide painted a mural on her home in honor of his military service.
- Debbie Piper has worked for the Granville-based Home Instead, which provides in-home senior care, and in the last year, began helping Doug and Nancy Pound at their St. Louisville home.
- Doug Pound enlisted in the U.S. Navy out of high school. He worked on electronics initially aboard an aircraft carrier and then as an air crewman for the last 14 years of his service, where his responsibility was to fix electronics in flight, such as computers, sensor equipment, radars, and radios. Pound served during the end of the Vietnam War and in the Gulf War.
- Debbie and her husband, Merle Piper, moved from Alexandria to their current home in Newark earlier this year. Debbie said she decided she'd like to paint something on their garage.
- "When we decided to put an eagle on the garage, I decided we should dedicate it to Doug. I asked Doug if I could do that before I asked my husband," Debbie said with a laugh. "I was thinking about Doug and I couldn't put it on the house. I wanted people to see it and see their names. Not just for us to see, but the whole neighborhood."
- The 103 by 42 inch mural spans the width and length of the couple's garage door at their Newark home. It features an eagle, along with Doug and Nancy Pound's names and Doug's rating badge when he retired from the Navy as a chief petty officer.
- "Debbie is the perfect example of what an aide should be. You couldn't find any better of a business and the people that are there (at Home Instead). We're so thankful," Doug Pound said. "Because we couldn't do the things that we do without her helping."
Please visit the Newark Advocate to read the full article! It is a wonderful story and we are grateful that they shined a spotlight on Debbie! She's an exceptional Caregiver and we are grateful to have her as part of our Home Instead team!
