Renaissance on Peachtree celebrates 100-year-old residents

From left clockwise June Macklin Ruth Lewis Morton Waitzman Sandra McNeil and Rosa Fitterman Not pictured Iris Finkel Photo by Katie Burkholder On May residents family and friends gathered to celebrate the lives of the six -year-old and older residents of Renaissance on Peachtree in Buckhead The area celebrated Sandra McNeil Ruth Lewis Iris Finkel June Macklin Morton Waitzman and Rosa Fitterman with cake gifts and the commemoration of six incredible and long lives McNeil a resident of Renaissance on Peachtree since is a Georgia native who retired from an accounts payable position at Kraft on her th birthday She has been a member of organizations including American Business Women s Association Daughters of the American Revolution the Northside Women s Club and more Lewis a resident since worked in hospital administration for plenty of years She has five grandkids and nine great-grandkids and has played bridge since she was To this day she still loves to dance Macklin a resident since is a native New Yorker who met her lifelong husband when she was She was an progressing member of her locality and became the president of her PTA She has four granddaughters and seven great-grandchildren Related stories Brookhaven City Council applauds Steve Peters locality utility MARTA dining guide BrookhavenFinkel a resident since earned a nursing degree during World War II and was an OB nurse for plenty of years She has seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren with two more on the way Fitterman a resident since is a born and raised Atlantan She met her husband in the first grade and together they have three children She has been teaching Tai chi which she credits to how she is still getting around in the current era Waitzman a resident since is a World War II veteran He landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day was at the Liberation of Paris on August and was involved in the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps The Illinois-native moved to Georgia to start an eye research scheme at Emory in and is now a retired Professor of Meritus from Emory The -year-old residents with their families Photo by Katie Burkholder Each resident received a copy of a proclamation from the City of Brookhaven deeming May as a day to recognize the lives of these six individuals Each individual has contributed richly to their families communities and country with integrity compassion and services the proclamation read and the life of each resident serves as an inspiring example of strength kindness and enduring spirit to all who have had the privilege of knowing them Representatives from the City of Brookhaven City of Atlanta and Gov Brian Kemp s office were all in attendance to celebrate the accomplished centenarians and Waitzman closed out the event with this this message Hang in there and behave and you ll join us The post Renaissance on Peachtree celebrates -year-old residents appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta