Kirkwood CARELINESA Quarterly Newsletter Published for the Friends & Families of Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.

Summer 2008

Dedicated Volunteers Make CHPC Proud

“We gather for one day each year to appreciate allthat you do the remaining 364 days of the year,”Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care ExecutiveDirector Cathy Swanson said, in thanking Hospiceadult volunteers and volunTEENS at the 2008Volunteer Appreciation Banquet.

Approximately 315 volunteers provide some 11,280hours of service each year, by completing clericalduties, assisting one-on-one with patients and fami-lies, working on special projects, or doing whateveris asked of them. Their skills and their positive atti-tudes are important to CHPC’s success in caring

for patients and their families.

Volunteer Coordinator April Moore presentedvolunteer service awards, based on years of service,as follows: Joe Delk and Dr. Robert Belk, whoalso serves as CHPC’s medical director, for 25years of service to CHPC’s board of directors.Volunteers Joyce Clifton and Etta Phillips wererecognized for 20 years of service. Volunteers with15 years of service include James Harper, Jr., whoserves on the board of directors, Reba Barlow,Irene Duncan, Marisue Haigler, and RayHammerick. Barbara Forbes, Charles Goble,

Photos (top center to right): Crystal Burch, volunteer support specialist, with 20-yr.volunteers Joyce Clifton & Etta Phillips; 15-yr. volunteers Reba Barlow, CrystalBurch, Marisue Haigler, Ray Hammerick, James Harper, Jr., & Irene Duncan;(middle center to right) 10-yr. volunteers Charles Goble, Barbara Forbes, VirginiaRoberson, Wilma Sanders, & Debra Woodard; five-yr. volunteers Lou McRary,Helen Curtis, Ute Huckabee, & Donald Sanders; (bottom, L to R) Ben Triplett, TheCarolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care’s Spirit of Hospice Award recip-ient; Roberta Blinson, Nine Who Care Award nominee; Janet Swanson, TheCarolinas Center’s Judith Lund Person Award nominee; Ruth Nelson, RSVPVolunteer Award nominee.

Photos: Dr. Robert Belk(above) displays theaward for 25 years ofvolunteer service,which both he and andJoe Delk (not pictured)received.

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Board ofDirectors

Parker Williamson

President

H. Houston Groome, Jr.

Vice-President

John A. Forlines, Jr.

Treasurer

Peg Broyhill

Secretary

Robert Belk, MD

Claudia Bujold

Marc Carpenter

Joseph C. Delk, III

David Gray

James C. Harper, Jr.

Jimmy Hemphill

Rob Hinman

Kim Kincaid

Inez Jones

Deborah Murray

Tamra Vanderbloemen

Janet Wilson

Financial information about thisorganization and a copy of itslicense are available from theState Solicitation Licensing

Branch at 919.833.4510. Thelicense is not an endorsement

by the State.

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From the Director’s Chair:New Facility in ProgressChanges continue at Caldwell Hospice andPalliative Care! Let me tell you about progress intwo areas that will allow us to serve the commu-nity with greater effectiveness.

We are moving forward with our plans to makethe new inpatient facility a reality, and the drawings are living up toour expectations--that it will have plenty of parking spaces, give usenough room to keep growing with the county’s population, providespace for community meetings and workshops, offer comfortable playspace for children, include pleasing gardens and walking space, whilelooking and feeling as much like Kirkwood as possible! We’re askingour clinical staff members, especially, to review the plans carefullyand tell us whether the shower room, medical equipment storage,food preparation areas, etc. are located in the “right” places to serveour patients well, etc. In the coming issues of Kirkwood Carelines, wewill include drawings and pictures, so you can “watch” the progresswith us.

Other changes at Hospice include our efforts to make technologywork for our patients and our clinical staff. We are training ourpatient care unit and homecare staff onthe new laptop computers they willcarry with them (photo at right:Inpatient Coordinator Anita Pinsonand Certified Nursing AssistantJuanita Carlton “test drive” one of thenew computers). We must keepdetailed records of how we care for ourpatients, who visits them, the medica-tions they are taking, observed changes in their conditions, and soforth. Our records must be accurate and up-to-date, for patients’ well-being, for Medicare’s review, for patients’ regular team members, andour on-call staff, too. The new Suncoast software technology is aboutquality of care; we will have up-to-date information on every singlepatient! When nurses and social workers go out at 2 a.m. to see unfa-miliar patients, they will have all the necessary information “at theirfingertips”; when family members call the patient care unit nurse toask about help with a new symptom, the patient care unit nurse willhave access to that patient’s information. I will update you on thisexciting use of technology to improve patient care, as it progresses!–Cathy Swanson

Most of our readers are very familiar with ourhospice program, and more people throughout thecommunity are coming to understand what ourpalliative care program does, but I imagine that fewreaders know about Transitions, unless they or theirfamily members have had personal contact with theTransitions coordinator.

Transitions was established because, almost 20years into providing hospice services throughoutthe Unifour area, Caldwell Hospice and PalliativeCare perceived that many people in our communitywere quite ill and had needs, both practical andemotional, but did not meet its guidelines for care.In 2001, CHPC established the Transitionsprogram as a no-cost, volunteer and case manage-ment service to be operated completely separatelyfrom the hospice program.

Transitions is designed to meet the needs of peoplewho have serious, life-threatening illnesses, whichcould even be fatal within the next year; who havethe permission of their attending physician, andwho either are not appropriate for hospice care ordo not desire hospice care. Social worker andTransitions Coordinator Kathy Massing guides theclients, upon their request, through the paperwork,the phone calls, the volunteer matches, etc. neces-sary to find solutions to their needs. This mayinclude finding available community services tohelp with their financial or legal needs; assigningTransitions volunteers who can visit with them,take them fishing, take them to the doctor or

grocery store, etc.; address-ing spiritual issues throughstaff or volunteerTransitions chaplains, whomay work directly with the clients or through theclients’ churches to provide support and awarenessof their needs.

Kathy turns to a long list of resources—theDepartment of Social Services, the Senior Center,Helping Hands Clinic, Centro Latino, Yokefellows, theSalvation Army, South Caldwell Christian Ministries,and many more—too numerous to mention in thislimited space. In addition, when appropriate, shecan refer Transitions clients to Ashewood Grief andCounseling Services for services that may includecounseling, support group programs, or bereave-ment services, all at no cost.

Transitions fills real needs for people in our county,and surrounding counties, helping clients knowwhat resources are available and how to reachthem. It does not offer direct care from nurses ordoctors, so very little paperwork is involved.

Transitions clients are not required to accepthospice care or become CHPC patients if theirprognoses change, so “no strings are attached” tothe services they receive. The Transitions programis a true example of finding solutions to people’sneeds when problems with health or finances arise,and they are feeling overwhelmed or helpless.

A Moment with Dr. Robert Belk: How theTransitions Program Meets Clients’ Needs

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Photos: TransitionsCoordinator Kathy Massingbrings conversation andlemon cake (her favorite!) to84-year-old client DaisyWalker. A good wheelchairand volunteer support wererequests of Ms. Walker, aseamstress and quilter, who“doesn’t get out too muchthese days.”

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MEMORIALSMae C. AdderholdtHudson Golden Age ClubBenny AdkinsGene & Mavis AdkinsWilliam Ray AdkinsCharles & Billie BraswellRonnie & Patricia BrownJim & Judy DriverMillie WestE. Carl Anderson, Jr.Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc.Poe & Johnsie Anderson FamilyYounce Insurance Agency, IncJohn & Josephine BeallCoy & Susan BowmanCharles & Billie BraswellJerry & Millie BrooksJ.D., Paula, Nate & Anna CarlsonBrent & Patricia CauseyJanette D. ChildersHarold ClarkMr. & Mrs. C. Dennis CrispAlvin DaughtridgeDr. Myra A. DicksonFran FerenchickNancy GroganMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper, Jr.Phyllis HighsmithEd & Linda LongAnn MillerTina RaderMr. & Mrs. Glenn B. SmithMr. & Mrs. Paul Van WeeseTamra VanderbloemenDavid & Elisabeth WallPeggy WinklerCatherine ArnettMaxine ArnoldJerry & Lois ClarkVicki McClure & Golf Shop Staff,Cedar Rock Country ClubDonald H. BakerElizabeth Elrod Hill IncJackson Group Sales TeamW & S Frame ShopBecky AdderholdtDon & Carol AllenAlex & Anne BernhardtBrenda BlasingameLisa M. Condon, LisambianceDesign, LLCBill & Patty Faber

Don & Joyce FareKenneth & Jan FergusonMr. & Mrs. Lawrence FreimanMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper, Jr.Bill Johnson, Grand ManorFurnitureAlan & Debbie JordanMike MaynardMadeline McCalebKathy S. RiceRandy & Kate SaffordNicholas & Lillian SutcliffeGreg & Joan VaughnMelvin & Jean VernonJanet WilsonDwight J. BakerJefferson Place Friends &NeighborsMr. & Mrs. J.D. BolickTamatha L. WatersMary BarnesBernhardt Furniture Co.Linda CampbellRandy BarrierMargaret WarrenJames W. BeachAnnie BeachKitty BeachKeith & Peggy BlinsonCharles & Billie BraswellHarold BeamHelen BeamJoseph BeanElaine BrooksLinda CampbellSylvia BeanCarolyn R. KellerMr. & Mrs. Paul MarshallGerald C. BeaneFred & Pat PrinceEugene BeardNighttime Bridge ClubMary BellingerMadeline E. BradfordDonald & Madeleine HaasJamie B. HarwoodLyvonda RobbinsKim B. SmithJanet WilsonGeorge Bernhardt, Sr.Carolina Adventist RetirementSystems, IncTown of Granite Falls

Beverly & Judy BealDr. & Mrs. H.E. BeamSuzanne B. BellAlex & Anne BernhardtJohn C. Bernhardt, Jr.Katherine BernhardtWilliam F. BlackJerry & Millie BrooksMarc & Bennie CarpenterAlliene & Barney CloerJames & Nancy CollettMargaret E. CorcoranRiley CovinPatrick & Kay CrouchJan Myers FergusonLucy H. GrierFrances J. HaaseWilliam HaaseCarol Haase-GreeleyHal & Joyce HallMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper, Jr.Nancy HibbertPhyllis HighsmithJoe A. JonesMiriam JonesRobert L. Kirkman, IIIDr. Donald W. LackeySilvio G. MartinatMr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Miller, Jr.Freddie & Harriet MooreMr. & Mrs. M.L. MooreVirginia B. MullisDavid G. PorterJim & Margaret PrestwoodMrs. Max G. Prestwood & FamilyL.W. & Joanne ReeseRobert & Janice SimmonsRose A. SmithDoris C. SpearmanBarry & Dianne SpicerMr. & Mrs. George StoneDr. Marjorie StrawnJack & Norma SuddrethMary Lib ToddTom & Eve VitaglioneMargaret WarrenJanet WilsonJanet WithersSadie Isbell BerryCharles and Davanna DownsMarshleen BillingsHammary Furniture CoEmployees

James BillingsGussie BowlesBetty AtwaterRoberta BlinsonCalvin & Anna JardineClinard BowmanDavy, Lois, & Amber WhittingtonMargaret BowmanDavy, Lois,& Amber WhittingtonWilliam Boyd BowmanFairfield Chair CompanySGL Carbon, LLCHarper Beall, IIIPaul BraswellCharles & Billie BraswellClaudia BrookshireElgie & Hazel DavisBob, Olivia & Karla MillerEdith ShipleyKim BryantHammary Furn Co EmployeesHarold & Ruby ChurchKenneth BucknerLester & Margaret ScronceDavid T. BumgarnerEmelyne W. MosierJerry J. BumgarnerBoyce & Jean RobertsNorma S. SuddrethLucille Faries BushKathy BushVerna ByerleyElaine BrooksAlma CableNorth Catawba Baptist ChurchPaul CallowayPam LeeSusan RussellBJ & Vickie SetzerJim CampbellElaine BrooksLinda CampbellJoy CannonHorace & Carol BrownClark KirbyWayne & Sue SmithJanet WilsonShannon CassellMr. & Mrs. Edward GrinarmlAlbert ClarkNina Pritchard

Contributions

I am very thankful for Hospice. The social worker and nurse knew exactly what myloved one was facing and were able to guide us through his passing to Heaven....I was amazed at the concern Hospice showed to our family. There was such a peace...Ioften think of coming to visit just to sit outside and take in the spirit I felt there.

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Contributions

Bill ClarkBasket ClassPaige Richardson's IndianaFamilyDr. & Mrs. Bill ArmfieldHazel BordersJames A. BradshawCharles & Billie BraswellJane BraswellAmy ClarkCecil & Gladys ClarkArleen C. CookeBogdan & Jackie EwendtArlow & Mavis GreeneW.F. "Witt" Howard, Jr.Earl & Shirley KincaidCurtis & Jerri McNielMarshall & Mildred PenleyRoy L. PittsBill & Lois RiggsDr. Robert RoachDr. & Mrs. James WaltonEd & Eunice WatsonDover ClarkBerea Advent Christian ChurchOlivia W. StoryEdward D. ClinardHarriet BryantHarry & Virginia McGinnDoug & Jo Anne PadgettVernon ClineMeadowbrook Baptist ChurchJames A. BradshawDarrell Cline & FamilyJoyce FareMrs. Gladys S. GreeneMr. & Mrs. Wayne MullinaxTina RaderKenneth & Martha SainMr. & Mrs. Stanley SmithMary TurnerHorace CoffeyCharles & Lorraine MintonDick & Doris PopePeggy B. CoffeyElaine BrooksRay CoffeyDavy, Lois, & Amber WhittingtonSandra CoffeyCollettsville Ruritan ClubFriendship Baptist Church,Auditorium ClassClay & Janette Bollinger

Horace & Carol BrownDawn CannonLucille ClarkOpal Clark, Ann & DinellMargaret HartsoeClark KirbyBill & Lois RiggsDouglas & Claudine RuddRod A. Vujovic & Martha RaketicBill CohenBill & Rosemary JonesWilliam ColvardMr. & Mrs. J.D. ClawsonEarline ConwayCentral Baptist ChurchKoinonia Sunday School ClassDr. & Mrs. Brian BauerHenry CrottsJames & Beulah CrottsThelma, Richard, & Donna CrottsMr. & Mrs. Charles Hathcock, JrBarry & Dianne SpicerThomas H. Craig, Sr.Charles & Frances CurtisMillie WestJames "Jim" CrumpAmerican Business WomenAssociationBonnie Mist Car Wash, Inc.Bumgarner Oil Co, IncBush & Associates, IncCaldwell Co Farm Bureau, Inc.Corpening FamilyLower Creek InvestorsRon Lindler & Commercial Team,BB&T of HickoryS & D Coffee, IncThe Best of Beers, LLCYadkin Baptist ChurchYounce Insurance Agency, IncEddie & Shelia AutonBeverly & Judy BealHarper & Brenda Beall, IIIJohn & Josephine BeallRobert & Frances BlairMr. & Mrs. R.L. Bush, Jr.Bill & Imogene ClippardDonald & Paulette CulbrethDon & Joyce FareKenneth & Jan FergusonTom & Gwen GibsonWhitey & Thelma HawkinsF.W. & Jacqueline Hooper

Jeff & Rita JoinesGary & Vivian KnightMike, Christy & Beverly KnightMike MaynardVicki McClure & Golf Shop Staff,Cedar Rock Country ClubFreddie & Harriet MooreBarbara MyersHarry & Janice PollyRalph & Jane PrestwoodBJ & Vickie SetzerLaura D. ToddDr. & Mrs. James WaltonMillie WestAna Isabel CurielTSG Incorp.Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. GoldmanMr. Michael GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Brian RosensteinMr. & Mrs. Fred L. RosensteinMr. & Mrs. Jack E. RosensteinElaine "Essie" DanielsCharles & Carolyn GraggClyde W. DuncanArnold V. HambyMaurice & Brenda HambyJoe A. JonesPearl H. JonesFreida PhillipsRay & Blanche PittsCharles & Melanie ShellBarry & Dianne SpicerBrady & Carolyn TriplettRuby DunlapWilcox FamilyNancy EarpJimmy EarpLarry ElliottJim BlankenshipMr. & Mrs. Donald W. DanielsDr. & Mrs. J. Laird GriffinAlan NicholsBilly D. ErnestBill & Rosemary JonesLarry EstesOnabelle BolickPatrick CrouchGayle W. HarrisDiane HoyleJeff & Rita JoinesAnthony FerreiraCenter Grove Baptist Church,

JOY ClubCenter Grove Baptist Church,Sunshine ClassJoe & Blenda CookeMike & Dana GregoryCarroll & Margaret KirbyFrank & Penny MilsteadBetty S. ParnellIda FoxJimmy & Tressie AndrewsHugh & Barbara BumgarnerTony FoxSue HallJack FoxNancy F. FarmerJames W. FoxMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper, Jr.Hazel FrenchMarshall & Tut BarloweHettie GibbsEllis & Helen HatleyLeonard & Linda WestTeresa GoodwinAdmin Office of the CourtsCourt Services Division of AdminOffice of the CourtsHaywood County Clerk of CourtStaffNash Clerk & StaffNC Conference of Clerks ofSuperior CourtNC Magistrates AssocNorth Carolina Assoc of Assistant& Deputy ClerksPasquotank Co Cleark of CourtUniv of North Carolina at ChapelHill School of GovernmentWatauga County Clerk of CourtJane ClareKeith HarrisJimmy & Pam HillSusan PalmerDonna WhiteLouise Gragg"Ya-Ya" SistersDiane AbelGene & Jean BarrierNancy B. CaldwellArthur & Grace CaudleMargaret CaudleLucille ClarkDennis & Bessie FarrJohn & Peggy Riggs

My dad and I were totally...overwhelmed...We feel that Hospice did everything possiblefor our loved one and us. Our volunteer is so understanding and supportive...Our entireteam held us together with all facets of the care....Dad says that the care provided byHospice in the patient care unit couldn’t be better.

Contributions

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Dennis & Pearl SetzerMaretta & JuanitaThompsonAnn WhisenantElizabeth GreeneBoyce & Jean RobertsMilton GreeneClyde & BarbaraWhittingtonJalen GwaltneyHammary Furniture CoEmployeesVerna HallJimmy & Tressie AndrewsGregory & Kimberly PriceCharlie HambyV.C. & Penny HambyRay HartCharles & Billie BraswellDr. Robert FrankW.F. "Witt" Howard, Jr.Dr. Donald W. LackeyC.C. SherrillLouise TaylorDavid & Elisabeth WallMillie WestChristine HartleyVelma L. ToliverJanet WithersIrene HartleyRachel CoffeyAlan & Susan NelsonJoe HartleyGreer LaboratoriesKoinonia II CouncilRobert & Frances BlairRennie HabelSusan HartleyWhitey & ThelmaHawkinsAprile HutchensLyle & Patricia JonesDarrell & Cheryl KeenerMr. & Mrs. Richard KirbyRoy L. PittsTim L. Andrews &

Maggie T. White-AndrewsBen HatleyBill & Imogene ClippardJean HatleyBill & Imogene ClippardJewel HatleyAssetpoint LLCCharles Stewart CoCrossroads Baptist ChurchMarsh Armfield ofNewton IncMarvene HatleyPaul & Barbara HatleyDonald Hatley FamilyBoyce & Jean RobertsJack HeldermanFirst Baptist Church ofHudson, Pairs & SparesSS ClassBetty AtwaterErnest & Brenda BartlesViola BentleyDr. Myra A. DicksonDennis & Bessie FarrJames & Nancy KelleySteward KirbyHelen MillerB.J. SetzerTroy & Irene SuddrethBetty SwansonMillie WestBetty T. HermanB & E Woodturning, Inc.Bill & Lois RiggsLester & MargaretScronceEddie HicksTiny & Aileen IsbellRuby HollarClinard & MargaretBowman FamilyMeadowbrook BaptistChurchMr. & Mrs. DavidBuckwalterClint & Sandra Coffey

Harry & Marischa CookeO.D. & Gail HollarChace & Betty JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Phil LaffertyAlan & Regina ReidBlanche ReidVaughn & Lyda WalshMillie WestBelle HolmanKathleen HodgesGeorgia WoodBetty HolmanBailey Wright Realty CorpBaptist Tabernacle ofLagrange IncHealthy Smiles FamilyDentistry, LLCBrooks & Faye BarberKeith & Peggy BlinsonClay & Janette BollingerBarbara BrownTim ByerlyAndrea CallowayCliff & Lorraine CleekBoyd & Kathryn CloerKenneth CloerCheryl D. GreenColeen GreenLaverne GreeneGordon & Susan HydeBerry W. KaylorWayne KoshmidetzPhilip KyriacouJohn S. LutzDean & Nancy McGhinnisDewey & Kona ReidDick RoterinkCharles & Melanie ShellBill SimpkinsBill & Judy SmithAlan & Debbie ToneyAnnie Lee WalkerGreg & Deborah WebbRenee M. WebbJohn WestKaren Whisnant

Earl HolmanMoody FamiliesKathleen HodgesDave & Becky ShawGeorgia WoodJohnsie HolmanJill AllenConnie KerleyCatherine HolmesCharles HolmesPauline HoneycuttLyvonda RobbinsPauline HowardGail ChadwickDan HuffstetlerBill & Willie FrazierMary JacksonHancock & MooreFurnitureJim & Rita BalesJack GlasheenPeggy JaynesAlexander County Govt.Finance Office StaffBetty DuffeyJune DuffeyJohn & Gail HenryJanet WilsonJudith JonesThe Barbers: Barry,Patricia, Cindy, Lynn, &MarkJoe & Janice NelsonMarguerite JonesPete & Marie BumgarnerWendell & Judy CramerMichael Mull & MitziDavis-Mull, Marty,Matalie, & MattEloise P. HarrenAshley & Susan JonesEdna, Ronald, Joann,Robert, & Deana JonesElmer & Mary NorwoodMax & Mary PadgettLarry & Judy Shelton

Becky SidesDavid & Kathryn SidesSherrie H. SigmonBetty Sue TeagueRonda J. TobellTony & Kathy WoodsJudy JoplinFriendship Baptist Church,Auditorium ClassTom JordanJames & Nancy CollettAlex & Marilyn DickieJames JusticeCleo JusticeJoanne KaylorBerry W. KaylorWayne E. KellerBart Severt FamilyGreg , Lisa, & MeganGreeneEloise LaxtonYounce Ins Agency, IncBill & Imogene ClippardTom & Gwen GibsonDavid & Terri GreeneBen & Louise HoodMrs. Max G. Prestwood &FamilyRichard & Miriam SainBetty LingleLenoir Mirror CoMt Zion Baptist Church,Susie McCall's ClassJack & Peggy CaldwellCharles & DavannaDownsBarbara HarrisJoann McLellandMrs. Max G. Prestwood &FamilyAnn SpradlinEarl & Johnsie WoodsFloe LippsBoard ProductsMillicent H. JacksonBetty Swanson

Thank you for the comfort, information, and assistance given to us during ourdad’s passing. You were there for just a few days, but these were probably theworst days to face....You guided us through it and made it easier for him and forus...I realize how important it can be to have Hospice with us when facing deathof a loved one... Thank you for coming by at the Receiving. That meant a lot tomy mother and me.

Hurley Main, Sr.Keith & Peggy BlinsonMary MainKeith & Peggy BlinsonCharles & Billie BraswellVernon GraggWendy WoodsRay W. MartinBethel Advent ChristianChurchThe Sunshine Club ofNew HollandKeith & Peggy BlinsonCharles & Billie BraswellJames & Machele MartinMac & Peggy MartinMillie WestAvery MaysThelma SimmonsR.J. McCallBerry W. KaylorJohn McCurryErnest & Brenda Bartles

Pauline McDadeBetty M. ClarkPaul MenegayCharles & Billie BraswellNancy DowdyRosella GlanderRalph & MargieMcKelvey & FamilyElizabeth A. QuilterBenny, Jenny, & BenjaminTownsendAlma MillerMr. & Mrs. Vance MillerBill A. MillerOpal Clark, Ann, & DinellJay & Joyce CurtisLuther & Maxine SmithHarold MillerKeith & Peggy BlinsonRobert Minton, Jr.Lem Vaughan's DSMSDivisionCathie AlexanderJean AlexanderJames A. BradshawC.R. & Doris BushMr. & Mrs. OscarDobereinerHorst & Martha Staab

Jay WelbornA. Ross MooreTriad Baptist Church,Ladies’ ClassBetty AtwaterMr. & Mrs. David G.CaudleCecil & Gladys ClarkMr. & Mrs. Robert DarstDan & Katherine DiehlMarg & Frank FeltonPete & Mary Jo LoyzelleBill & Barbara MadisonJerry & Gayle ParkLaura & Chris RichesterJohn & Peggy RiggsRichard & Miriam SainTaylor & Helen SparrowIsabelle SteeleMary Lib ToddEloise VaughnMr. & Mrs. Robert WelchGeorge & Claudia WilsonJack E. MorganBeverly & Judy BealCaldwell Family CareCenter StaffSteve & Martha CarteeJanet ConwayTim, Pam, Kendall, &Katelin CookeKenneth & Leona HaynesCleo JusticeWilliam KoellikerBarry & Dianne SpicerRev. & Mrs. LawrenceStaples, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard S.WaltonMillie WestAlan "Al" MorrisonRalph & Jane PrestwoodMarjorie MugrageJim & Rita BalesMarc PearsonMary Lib ToddDudley PennellWilliam F. Bell, IIIKeith & Peggy BlinsonRoberta BlinsonCharles & Billie BraswellPaul & Barbara HatleyEva B. Helton & Family

Ned & Dorothy PennellBlanche ReidDewey & Kona ReidJean ReidCharles & Nola SootsBillie S. WestMillie WestLouise PennellLinda RobbinsErnest PhillipsGranite Falls ElementarySchool, Specialty &Exceptional Children StaffDr. & Mrs. Laird GriffinJean P. McWilliamsGeraldine (Gerry) RectorTony & Marlene SetzerAngela WatersBuddy RayAllen & Gail StewartHazel ReeseKoinonia II CouncilRev. Kenneth & PriscillaHensleyHarold ReidRuby Hollar FamilySamuel Reid, Sr.Dr. & Mrs. LarryAndersonWeyburn BaileyWilliam S. ReidEula LooperMark & Diane McGinnisLouise RhodesLenoir Fire Dept No 1Peggy RichardsRobbie & Debbie CrouchReba RobersonErnest & Brenda Bartles

Mary S. RunnionFreida PhillipsRoy L. PittsBillie S. WestSue SandersBob & Dora Lee CaudleSam & Kate ErbyDonnie & Sue GoodaleKeith HarrisMack & Janet Jarvis, Jr.Ray & Vickie KirbyEdwin PetersMr. & Mrs. Steve Scott

Joe StevensDr. & Mrs. James WaltonMr. & Mrs. Richard S.WaltonLaurie & Marie Ward,Tawnya Ward, Eric ChanKathleen SaundersMr. & Mrs. Bruce BryantEra CourtneyThomas & Teresa DannerRoy C. DuncanJ.A. & Georgia GobleMargaret HartsoeLinda JenkinsMr. & Mrs. Richard KirbyMichael & DeloresMcNealLinda Dillon & Fae NashJanet PearsonRoy L. PittsMr. & Mrs. Ted H. RhyneMr. & Mrs. John RigganBrenda SaundersNewland SaundersClara SeagleDennis & Elizabeth SeagleYates E. SeagleMargaret, Bill, Kelly, &Rachel SmithBillie S. WestBarbara SchaeferRaymond & Sylvia BaileyWilliam & Rose MarieBaileyHarold & HenriettaKenneyBeverly RussellHazel SeagleLincoln County Sheriff'sOfficeJohn & Betty HoffmanBob SetzerBerry W. KaylorDermont SetzerDermont Setzer FamilyBill & Rosemary JonesJuanita SetzerJohn SetzerCharles ShaverVesta ShaverFrances ShawCarolina Postal CreditUnion

Co-Workers of EvinConradKay M. BerensCharles & Billie BraswellLillian H. BraswellJerry & Millie BrooksRachel BuieMr. & Mrs. R.L. Bush, Jr.Alliene & Barney CloerEvin ConradMarvin & Frances ConradMary Lib CrewsLinda S. EwingHal & Joyce HallPhyllis HighsmithAnn MillerJanet MillerMr. & Mrs. Wayne J.Miller, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. M.L. MooreLouise S. MorrowBrent & Laura PhilbrookDavid G. PorterTina RaderMr. & Mrs. Steve ScottRose A. SmithMary Lib ToddDr. & Mrs. James WaltonJune WilsonJames H. SherrillMary Ruth SherrillRuth SherrillMary Ruth SherrillDavid ShortLewis NormanIrene B. ShortIrene B. Short FamilyWayne SimmonsHickory Springs Mfg,,Regional Sales OfficeEmployeesBob, Olivia, & KarlaMillerMary B. NelsonAfton SmithAdrienne W. SigmonAlma SmithVodray A. MillsHarris SmithAlliene & Barney CloerAnnie SnyderLester & MargaretScronce

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Contributions

We could not have had a better team...The nurse who was with us the night our loved onepassed cried as we cried, made phone calls for us, bathed him, dressed him, and cleaned up.She stayed until everything was done, without rushing us in any way. We had never experi-enced Hospice “first hand,” only heard the praises—now we have joined the choir! Thank you;without Hospice, we could not have taken care of our loved one at home.

ContributionsAdrian StarnesCaldwell County FarmBureau, Inc.

Alma StarnesNancy F. FarmerJoe J. SteeleM.E. HoffmanNovella Mitcham StrongOliver W. StrongJohn D. "Bill" SuddrethNighttime Bridge ClubBeverly & Judy BealJim DinglerClark & Sherry FordGeraldine FoxDonald & Madeleine HaasMr. & Mrs. James C.Harper, Jr.Phyllis HighsmithGlenda W. HolmanGary & Donna HuffstetlerDarrell & Dottie LloydRalph & Jane PrestwoodDock & Margaret SeagleBarry & Dianne SpicerMillie WestJanet WilsonMarjorie SuddrethLibrary of Congress'Office of WorkforceDiversityPride of Caldwell Lodge713The Librarian of Congress,Lucy Suddreth's Co-workersMary LeveringCol. Karen D. LloydMr. & Mrs. Donald L.ScottMary Anne SheridanDr. Marjorie StrawnSuggie StyresGene SuttonDr. & Mrs. H.E. BeamKeith & Peggy BlinsonClark & Sherry FordSarah N. HenryVirginia N. HoyleDavid G. PorterMary Lib ToddTamra VanderbloemenDavid & Elisabeth WallKathleen SwansonErnest & Brenda BartlesRichard "Bill" SwansonErnest & Brenda BartlesJames TaylorSpecialty TransportationSystems, Inc

White Wholesale TireCompany, Inc.Ledford AustinTom & Carol AustinBob & Dora Lee CaudleCharles & Sarah ChildersRon & Alice KolcunNolan LovinsCharles & LorraineMintonMr. & Mrs. Collis R.NelsonLouise RoeRobert W. Wilson & DonW. WilsonLawrence F. Winkler &FamilyJames "Jim" Todd, Jr.Todd, Vanderbloemen, &Brady, PAMarshall & Tut BarloweDr. & Mrs. H.E. BeamLucy H. GrierBen & Louise HoodDavid G. PorterDorothy TriplettHoward & Marian PoarchShirley RootsRoger & Judy SteeleLucille TuttleMr. & Mrs. Vance MillerSue S. WalkerDermont Setzer FamilyDarrell Cline & FamilyGerry & Ingunn GriffinMargaret "Lizzie"WalshBill & Rosemary JonesEvelyn WatsonDon & Joyce FareMr. & Mrs. Richard GradlBJ & Vickie SetzerMavis WatsonFirst Baptist Church, MissJudy's ClassWest Jefferson FirstBaptist ChurchBobbie WelshVera R. JohnsonPete WestBillie S. WestRobert J. WhisnantJoyce M. CliftonHarry & Janice PollyWilliam "Bill" White, Jr.William "Bill" White Jr.EstateWilbur & Ethel AndrewsPhyllis HighsmithMr. & Mrs. M.L. MooreMary Lib Todd

David & Elisabeth WallTim L. Andrews &Maggie T. White-AndrewsDeborah WhitenerDudley Shoals BaptistChurchDudley Shoals BaptistChurch, Joy ClassMinnie Belle StarnesFamilyBruce & Selina GentryMr. & Mrs. Leonard HallMr. & Mrs. Scott Harvey& FamilyThomas & Merle LandPolly S. McRaryDewey & Kona ReidMrs. Lillie ShivelMr. & Mrs. Alden StarnesDr. & Mrs. VaughnStarnesGeorge & Rita TuckerMr. & Mrs. James V.WheelerPamela WilliamsMonday Night EFMSeminar, St James ParishParsec FinancialManagement, IncSC Dept Of Mental HealthStaatsburg Fire DistRescue SquadMary Ann C. BroughtonSteve & Martha CarteeMr. & Mrs. J.G. CorbinWesley & Leonor DoggettBetty EarlyJan Myers FergusonWilson & Virginia HardyMr. & Mrs. William F.Lowe, Jr.Dr. Robert & PatriciaMillerMary B. NorbechGene & Betty PurcellBrian, Jonna & CameronRoyJack & Norma SuddrethSuzanne TomalskiEugene & Sandra TucciWilliam & Jean WellsWilma WilliamsRocky Springs BaptistChurch, Seniors ClassEarl & Shirley KincaidNina PritchardMack WillisLewis NormanLouise WilsonMr. & Mrs. Paul Marshall

Barbara WinglerConnelly Springs Electric,IncJimmy & Tressie AndrewsJim & Denise BareC.B. BrownOtha BumgarnerMr. & Mrs. James S.ChesterEarl & Susan SearcyMike & Robin WinglerPaul WinklerTherman & Jessie ClarkEd & Ann GeorgeBill & Rosemary JonesCharles & LorraineMintonDoris WolfeJamestown Flea MarketClifton & Polly AllenGene & Marge DeckerMr. & Mrs. J.L. MooreSkeeter & Ann ThomasGrace TippettVirginia YatesLaurel Springs BaptistChurch, Women onMissionArvil & Joyce BakerFamilyKeith & Peggy BlinsonFaye Hicks & FamilyDavid HuffstetlerGary & Donna HuffstetlerCleo JusticeDarrell & Cheryl KeenerBlanche KohnleAustin & GeraldineMoretzMary B. WellbornBarbara YoungLenoir High School Classof 1957A. Gene AtkinsJim & Elmedia AtkinsFlaxen Brookshire-ReidArthur & Grace CaudleBob & Dora Lee CaudleAlliene & Barney CloerJeri ColvardJames & Leona GrubbMr. & Mrs. Marvin HavenBobby & Judy KennedyChad & Lisa KennedyRobert KennedyRonny & MicheleKennedyTina RaderJeff YoungEvelyn B. YoungBetty Early

HONORSCaldwell Hospice &Palliative CareVolunteersSt John's Lutheran ChurchWomenJim Todd's Hospice &Palliative CareCaregiversMary Lib ToddJudy BaumanHarold & Nellie PrevetteNancy CampbellCollege Avenue BaptistChurchLisa CiociolaSpecial Ed Teachers,Avery County SchoolsMary Ann ClarkMary BellingerCurtis & Jerri McNielClaudia DixonKathy BushR.J. EarpJimmy EarpJohn A. Forlines, Jr.Jeff PrinceJessica HaynesAnonymous DonorMildred PennellKeith & Peggy BlinsonCharles & Billie BraswellJean ReidSusan RayDr. Thomas RayClay SimmonsWilcox FamilyStephanie StikeleatherLarry R. NunleyMary Lib ToddMarshall & Tut Barlowe

IN-KINDAll County ChorusStudentsBeauty MarxBethel Advent ChristianChurchBob Keen Auto BodyRepairCamelot Manor NursingCare FacilityCaptain's GalleyCedar Valley Ruritan ClubChetola ResortChrist ChurchClover Baptist Church,Mission Action #1College Avenue BaptistChurch, Erroll TriplettCircle

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Contributions

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Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., gratefully acknowledges the memorials and contributions receivedbetween 1 February 2008 and 30 April 2008. Please notify our office if, inadvertently, we have omitted a donation

from this listing. Donations received after 30 April 2008 will be listed in our next newsletter.

Communities in SchoolsConcord Baptist Church,Mission Support CircleDry Ponds Baptist ChurchActeensDudley Shoals ElementarySchoolFirst Baptist Church ofLenoir, VirginiaNorment/Satie BroyhillCircleFirst Baptist Church ofRhodhissFlowers for LessFood LionFriendship Baptist Church,Auditorium ClassGranite Drug StoreGranite Falls HomemakersGroupHartland Baptist ChurchHartland Baptist Church,Gwyn Warren WMUHeadquarters SalonHickory BusinessFurnitureHudson Discount DrugInspiration StationLeadership CaldwellLittle Rock BaptistChurch, Women ofMissionLower Creek BaptistChurch, Gleaners ClassLowes FoodMackie FurnitureCompany, Inc.Sawmills HardwareServants of ChristMinistriesShelter Home of CaldwellCountySigmon's FashionsSouth Lenoir Church ofGod, Class #4Story's 1 StopSuzanna's FloristThe Right TouchTreasuresYadkin Baptist ChurchGeorgia AlickiAlex & Anne BernhardtKim BirtwistleRosa BrownBarbara Byrd

Linda CampbellRose ChurchRufus EllerJames ElliottWendy EllisJohn A. Forlines, Jr.Eva GreeneGloria GreeneRuth GreerFrank HarmonJoyce LawingArona MillerAngie MoodyRose Noakes, The IrishRose Bed & BreakfastCynthia PennellFaye PhillipsDangelle WalshBetty WeaverJune WendelborgLarry Whitlock, NCHealth Horizons, LLCTom & Barbara Withem

IN-KINDMEMORIALSE. Carl Anderson, Jr.E. Carl Anderson EstateAlma CableMyra PenleyPaul CallowayAnita PorterAlberta CarterJuanita CarpenterMary Paulette CloerGeorge CloerPeggy B. CoffeyGrandview Park BaptistChurchBrian ConnerCarla ConnerOllie CurtisRose ChurchClarence DulaTerry DulaVera "Lennis" EllerRufus EllerJames W. FoxLouise FoxCecil GurleyGurley FamilyJoe HinsonDiana Hinson

Wade HollarBecky BlakleyNancy JoinesLinda WalkerViolet JoplinDwight & Sheila JoplinIrene LawsLarry LawsLois LawsonLarry LawsFrances MauckHarold & Girsa MauckA. Ross MooreHudson United MethodistWMUJoan QuinnMike QuinnFrances ShawEvin ConradLois SimmonsGaye DickinsonLouise SnyderLinda FarrMarjorie SuddrethFred SuddrethJames "Jim" Todd, Jr.Mary Lib ToddViola TriplettMildred CampMaecile RamseyMolly WalkerDwight & Sheila JoplinEvelyn WatsonGayle CoffeyPam LackeyMavis WatsonA.L. WatsonElsie YostMildred CampMaecile RamseyBarbara YoungJeff Young

IN-KIND HONORSClara AnnasGruley FamilyJames CrumpRon StilwellRonda CurtisDr. Griffin & Office StaffJohn A. Forlines, Jr.Kim Kelley

CONTRIBUTORSBaton Elementary SchoolBellsouth Corp, MatchingGiftBroyhill FamilyFoundation, Inc.Fairview PresbyterianChurch WomenGreer-McElveen FuneralHomeMackie-High FuneralHomeBecky AdkinsBobby AustinJean BarberRobert & Debbie BarkerJoshua BarnetteJeremy & Emily EarpThomas & Shirley HartleyPaul & Sally HunsuckerWilla-Jean NewlandTed A. Smith

RELIGIOUSORGANIZATIONSBaptist Tabernacle ofLagrangeBerea Advent ChristianChurchBethel Advent ChristianChurchCajah's Mountain BaptistChurchCedar Rock BaptistChurchCenter Grove BaptistChurchCenter Grove BaptistChurch, JOY ClubCenter Grove BaptistChurch, Sunshine ClassCentral Baptist ChurchCollege Avenue BaptistChurchCrossroads Baptist ChurchDry Ponds Baptist ChurchDudley Shoals BaptistChurchDudley Shoals BaptistChurch, Joy ClassEast Flat Baptist ChurchEbenezer UnitedMethodist Church

Faith Baptist ChurchFirst Advent ChristianChurch, Hattie SteeleCircleFirst Baptist Church ofGranite FallsFirst Baptist Church ofHudson, Pairs & SparesSS ClassFirst Baptist Church ofWhitnelFirst Baptist Church, MissJudy's ClassFirst Christian Church ofLenoir, Adult ClassFlemings Chapel BaptistChurch, Adult Men IIClassGrace Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, LeeMarshall ClassGrandin Baptist ChurchHibriten Baptist ChurchLaurel Springs BaptistChurch, Women onMissionLivingston MemorialBaptist ChurchMeadowbrook BaptistChurchMt. Zion Baptist Church,Susie McCall's ClassNazareth Advent ChristianChurchNorth Catawba BaptistChurchOak Hill Christian ChurchRefuge Missionary BaptistChurchRocky Springs BaptistChurch, Seniors ClassSt John's Lutheran ChurchWomenTemple Hill BaptistChurchTriad Baptist Church,Ladies ClassUnion Grove BaptistChurchUnity Baptist ChurchWest Jefferson FirstBaptist ChurchWest Lenoir BaptistChurchYadkin Baptist Church

Most of us know John A. Forlines, Jr., as theoutstanding banker in Caldwell County forthe past 50 years. For Caldwell Hospice andPalliative Care, Mr. Forlines is appreciated asits board of directors’ only treasurer for 26years and as the force behind the Hospice/ACC Basketball Benefit Luncheon and Mini-Auction, the organization’s only fundraiserfor 24 years. In this limited space, we can’tpaint a complete picture of Mr. Forlines, butwe can offer details that explain his impact on what we do and how we servethe community.

“I’ve worked all my life.” John A. Forlines, Sr., ran a grocery store in Durham,and the younger Forlines helped by delivering groceries, with the assistance ofa wagon and a Billy goat. Later, he worked for a drug store as a “curb hopboy.” When he became a student at Duke University, Mr. Forlines held fourpart-time jobs and lived at home, all of which helped to finance his educationand ingrain his appreciation for personal responsibility. Mr. Forlines gradu-ated from college in 1939, during the Great Depression, when jobs were notreadily available. About a month before the end of his senior year, Mr.Forlines recalls, he was talking with the man who managed the branch bankon campus, and Providence stepped in. The man said he was planning toreturn to his home town. What was he going to do about a replacement? Mr.Forlines asked. The man said he thought Mr. Forlines would be a goodchoice. Until that moment, Mr. Forlines hadn’t thought about banking, butwith most jobs in the area paying $80 a month at best, managing the bankwould pay $100 a month, which seemed to be a pretty good difference.

In 1940, Mr. Forlines entered the US Army, as a “buck private,” earning $21 amonth (plus room and board, of course). He made Master Sergeant in a year,attended Officer Candidate School and left the Army in 1946, ranked as aMajor. During those six years, Mr. Forlines “saved money like crazy,” andwhen he left the Army, he bought his first car, a Pontiac, which he drove forfive or six years.

“People aren’t committed to lifetime jobs, in the way they used to be.” Mr. Forlinesreflects on a statistic he heard at a recent workshop: Members of the nextgeneration will have 14 different jobs in their lifetimes—he worries that thiskind of movement “destroys the possibility of building loyalty” to a company.Loyalty and responsibility are, most certainly, qualities that define him.Reflecting on his 26 years of loyal service to CHPC, Mr. Forlines credits hislate wife Julia, and CHPC pioneers Avis Corpening and Parker Williamson,with getting him involved. Local people began planning a hospice for CaldwellCounty in 1981, forming a steering committee and talking with anyone whowould listen to them about the benefits of providing quality end-of-life care.At that time, Julia was battling cancer, and Avis Corpening, her good friendand a registered nurse, was always nearby. Julia offered to go wherever they

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Wish List2008

Snack foods (ind.-sizecakes, cookies, etc.) forpatients’ families

Individual-sized cereals

Applesauce

Sugar (5-lb. bags)

Soups

Paper towels

Storage bags (one-qt. andone-gal. sizes)

Coffee (cans, regular)

Coffee creamer

Styrofoam coffee cups

(8 oz.)

Solo cups (16 oz. softdrinks, tea, etc.)

Paper plates and bowls

Plastic spoons and forks

Large boxes of tissues

Baby wipes—unscented(refill packs)

Lotion (travel size)

Deodorant (personal size)

D Batteries

Toothbrushes

Disposable cameras

Disposable razors

Hair brushes and combs

Amazon.com gift cards topurchase children/teengrief books, music, andresources

Music CDs (instrumental,gospel, inspirational,meditation, naturesounds)

Thank you forthinking of us!

Board Spotlight on John A. Forlines, Jr.:“That Guy Is Good!”

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Grandview Villa supervisor Lorretta Miller received Caldwell Hospice andPalliative Care’s first-quarter 2008 “Above & Beyond” recognition. NancyWallace, CHPC’s long-term-care facilities nurse (pictured at right with Ms.Miller), nominted her: “Lorretta makes sure her staff and her patients arealways taken care of. Lorretta knows by looking at her patients if there issomething wrong,” and “her staff reflects her dedication: they are the bestthat they can be!”

Each quarter, CHPC recognizes employees of area long-term-care facilitiesfor going “above and beyond” their basic duties in caring for resi-dent/patients. CHPC and area long-term-care facilities work together to fulfillresident-patients’ needs. Any CHPC staff member or volunteer may nominate them.

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CHPC Volunteer Awards

Above & Beyond Recognition

Darlene Greene, Mary Ruth Horn, VirginiaRoberson, Wilma Sanders, and Debra Woodard are10-year volunteers. Polly Bentley, Pat Bolick, GinaBumgarner, Mary Bumgarner, Janette Cobb, HelenCurtis, Kitty Eller, Ute Huckabee, Lou McRary,Helen Reid, Donald Sanders, Polly Sherwood, andNaomi Smith are five-year volunteers. Moore alsorecognized 95 Hospice volunteers who havecompleted training during the past year.

Janet Swanson was nominated for The CarolinasCenter for Hospice and End of Life Care’s JudithLund Person Hospice Volunteer Award; RobertaBlinson was CHPC’s Nine Who Care Award nomi-nee, and Ruth Nelson was nominated for the RSVPVolunteer of the Year Award.

CHPC VolunTEEN Ben Triplett won TheCarolinas Center’s 2008 Spirit of Hospice Award.Logging 65-1/4 VolunTEEN hours in just over ayear, Ben files forms, runs errands, assemblesvolunteer manuals, works with CHPC’s Music that

Matters project, and has shared energy and enthusi-asm, for the past two years, with the children atGood Mourning Children’s Grief Camp.

Ben served in Hibriten High School’s Key Club,made a Samaritan’s Purse mission trip to Alaska,participated in church activities, and worked for hismother. This coming fall, Ben will enter CaldwellCommunity College & Technical Institute. “He isan outstanding young person. His enthusiasm iscontagious,” CHPC Director of Support ServicesMartha Livingston said. “In one year, he hascaptured the spirit of our Hospice.”

Judy Brunger, President/CEO of The CarolinasCenter for Hospice and End of Life Care, made thepresentation to Ben. The Carolinas Center is thetwo-state association which represents over 100hospice providers in North and South Carolina.Hospice volunteers in both states were eligible forThe Spirit of Hospice Award, so Ben’s achievement isthat much more meaningful!

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Pictured at right are Caldwell Hospice and PalliativeCare’s most-recent volunteer chaplains. Theycompleted their volunteer chaplain training in April2008. (L to R): Rev. Sherrill German, YadkinBaptist Church; Dr. Wayne Caviness, FriendshipBaptist Church; Rev. Floyd Boston, Berea AdventChristian Church; Rev. Frank Hall, TabernacleAdvent Christian Church; Rev. Jim Lee, CalvaryAdvent Christian Church, and Rev. Ed Neal,Central Advent Christian Church.

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Suddreth Family Makes Generous DonationWhen Marjorie Suddreth, a licensed practicalnurse, wife, mother, sister, and friend to many,learned she would need a liver transplant in 1998,she called on her friend Annette Echard to helpraise money to cover the cost of surgery. Echardenlisted ministers and area churches, includingMarjorie’s church—Smith Memorial UnitedMethodist—to develop fundraising plans and forma committee to oversee the fund.

"Marjorie always thought of everybody beforeherself," committee members explained. "This wasour opportunity to give back to her." Fundraisersincluded raffles, yard sales, and food sales; neces-sary supplies were donated by committee members,and all proceeds went into the transplant fund.

“Marjorie never met a stranger, and people from allover Caldwell and surrounding counties donatedmoney to help her,” said Marjorie’s sister andcommittee member Peggy Scott.

Fundraising efforts were successful, but Marjorienever received the liver transplant, although doctorswere able to maintain her liver condition for nearly12 years, using medications. In January 2008, shecontracted pneumonia; subsequently, the familylearned that her liver had failed, along with otherhealth complications. She was referred to CHPC ashort time later. “God worked it out for our family

to be part of Hospice,” husband Fred Suddreth, Sr.,said. “Now we are making a life gift to CaldwellHospice in honor of their mother and my wife.”

Family members—husband Fred, Sr.; sons Fred,Jr., and Jerrell, daughter Lucy—requested that theMarjorie Suddreth Liver Transplant Fund donatethe balance of the money. Committee members—chair Annette Echard, treasurer Ann Horton, finan-cial secretary Barbara Smith, secretary BerniceYount, committee member and sister Peggy Scott—voted and agreed to donate transplant funds of$11,838 to CHPC, which received more than$12,400 in memory of Marjorie Suddreth, alto-gether.

“Hospice is such a beautiful place and has helpedmany of our friends and family members,” saidEchard. “It was an appropriate way to rememberMarjorie, who loved being a nurse and helpingothers.”

“We are grateful to the Suddreth family and thetransplant committee for their generous contribu-tion,” CHPC Executive Director Cathy Swansonsaid. “Our Hospice serves patients, regardless ofability to pay, and provides many programs at nocost to participants. This donation goes a long waytoward covering those expenses.”

Photo: Marjorie Suddreth’sfamily and transplant fundcommittee members presentCathy Swanson, executivedirector, with a check for$11,838: (front row L to R)Annette Echard and Swanson;(second row L to R) LucySuddreth and Fred Suddreth,Sr.; (back row L to R) AnnHorton, Peggy Scott, JerrellSuddreth, Barbara Smith, andCHPC board member InezJones.

needed a speaker, saying that her illness gave hercredibility; she and Parker Williamson then “madethe rounds.” Julia Forlines died in 1982.

“I did not realize that it would become so successful.”One of Mr. Forlines’ earliest contributions was theHospice/ACC Basketball Benefit Luncheon andMini-Auction. He knew that interest in ACC basket-ball was strong in this area, and he knew manypeople in the ACC, including Duke’s new men’sbasketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, who was thefirst featured speaker in 1984 and again in 1986.First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir provides thespace each year at no charge. The event is a sell-outevery year, regardless of who comes to speak, andseveral guest speakers have participated more thanonce. Area high school athletes who attend receivegood advice from ACC speakers, whether coaches orformer players; the teenagers are likely to listen towhat they have to say. Mr. Forlines’ advice for youngpeople is to “work hard; get as much education asyou can. Employers need to know that you haveintegrity, can be counted on, are willing to stay, ifnecessary, after the workday has ended to get the jobdone. They can say, when you leave, ‘That guy wasgood.’”

Integrity, responsibility, and leadership rewarded.Throughout his years in the banking industry and inservice to CHPC, recognition for Mr. Forlines’accomplishments has come from many groups, andthe following list is just a sampling: North Carolina’sOrder of the Long Leaf Pine (2006), induction into theNC Bankers Hall of Fame (2001), induction into theNC Business Hall of Fame (1999), Volunteers Are theFoundation of Hospice Award, National HospiceFoundation (1997), and Duke Alumni Association’sDistinguished Alumni Award, Duke University (1994).“Awards like these mean a lot to me,” Mr. Forlinessaid. Still, he is quick to redirect the attention fromhimself to others, such as his employees: “I get therecognition, but they deserve the credit.”

“We’re not just another hospice.” Believing stronglythat hospice-appropriate patients, regardless of theirability to pay for services, should receive qualityhospice care, Mr. Forlines oversaw the establishmentof the Caldwell Hospice Foundation in the mid-1990s. The Foundation, through good stewardship of

its funds, has ensured CHPC’s intention to serveCaldwell County and surrounding counties’ citizensat the end of life. In looking toward CHPC’s future,Mr. Forlines identified several challenges, whichinclude maintaining the quality, attitude, andpersonal touch that have made this communitybelieve in CHPC for 26 years. In the midst ofchanges in the economy and CHPC’s growth in serv-ices and expansion to include an additional inpatientfacility, it must remain special and especially atten-tive to patients’ and their families’ needs.

Mutual admiration. CHPC Executive Director CathySwanson: “The importance of Mr. Forlines to ourhospice is shown best in our having established, in2002, the John A. Forlines, Jr., Distinguished ServiceAward: ‘In recognition of his dedication, and believ-ing his example will inspire others to continue thework he has begun.’ With regard to his sense ofresponsibility, he has served as our board’s treasurerfrom the beginning, he hardly ever misses meetings,and he keeps a sharp eye on our finances.” Mr.Forlines: “Cathy Swanson and her staff have donesuch a wonderful job. They are, indeed, exceptionalpeople. I am proud to beassociated with Hospice.”

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CHPC Board Spotlight: Mr. Forlines (continued from page 10)

Photos above illustrate John Forlines Jr.’s involvement withCHPC: (top L and R photos) Mr. Forlines at the 2007Hospice/ACC Basketball Luncheon and Mini-Auction;(bottom right, L to R) Joe Delk, CHPC board member; CathySwanson, executive director; Mr. Forlines, Houston Groome,and Tamra Vanderbloemen, CHPC board members, at 2005rededication ceremony to commemorate name change toCaldwell Hospice and Palliative Care.

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In This Issue

Recognizing CHPC’sOutstanding Volunteers.........1

From the Director’s Chair:

Cathy Swanson.....................2

A Moment with Dr. Belk:

Thoughts on Transitions........3

Contributions.....................4-9

CHPC Board Spotlight: John

A. Forlines, Jr.....................10

“Above & Beyond”.............11

Suddreth Family’s Gift to

Hospice..............................12

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Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services of Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care

Healing Hearts a group for parents who have experienced

the loss of a son or daughter of any agebegins July 10th

meets weekly for six weeks6 to 7:30 p.m. at Ashewood House

Call CHPC Counselor Amy Prestwood for details

Healing Hearts provides an emotionally safe environment for parents who need to express their pain, find acceptance

for their feelings, and explore ways to cope with their day-to-day struggles, as they grieve the loss of a child.