Belmont Village Resident Stories

Lilli Diamond started dancing as a child and then joined a professional dance troupe at sixteen…

The couple met on a blind date when Anna filled in for a friend who could not make it…

My daughter Dee Dee brought Buttons as a birthday present…

It was in the 1930s, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, when I began to play the accordion…

I do not consider myself an artist because I do not create anything new. I used to repurpose…

I started designing jewelry in the late 1980s when…

I have spent my whole life in the Oak Park/ River Forest area of Illinois. I loved growing up here and raising my own family here…

Wes and Susan met as teachers at Shafter High School in Shafter, California…

I was born in a fairly small town in Hungary and was the second youngest of six children…

Shayna is a trained service dog who is licensed to help people with disabilities…

My husband Alvin was the greatest love of my life. We met while he was a student at Cornell University…

My motto is to have a positive attitude and stay in balance. I smile because you don’t see the wrinkles. They are wisdom lines…

For me, art is a joy. It’s a fun, fulfilling creative outlet…

When Harold met Lil at a high school party at the age of 15…

My motto is to look forward and think positively. I don’t believe there is perfect happiness other than happiness to be with friends and family….

We met Sadie by answering a private-party and from an owner who could not keep the dog…

Fred Willis, a World War II veteran in the U.S. Marine Corps, credits his service…

Perry Wolff is an award-winning documentarian with a passion for history and the arts…

I spent the first 40 years of my life in Pennsylvania. I was one of 13 children so there was never a dull moment…

Being creative is the most important thing that you can do for yourself…

My family emigrated from Russia. I was the youngest of seven children, the only one of my siblings born in the states…

Rani visits her grandmother Beth at Belmont Village several times a week where the two enjoy watching television together…

George and Jane met through Jane’s cousin, when a group of friends got together…

Both dogs have thrived since being brought into a loving home. Coco Chloe is very affectionate while Toto is more independent…

The first time I danced was really on ice. We had a snowstorm…

Ted and Barbara met when Ted served in the Marine Corps with Barbara’s brother…

Nicholas V. Korda was a Sound Editor for seventy films during his forty-year career…

Yvonne Theobald came to Chicago from Louisiana on a vacation as a teen…

I’m a tried-and-true Cubs fan. My late husband was scouted by the Cubs as a pitcher in 1934…

Music performance has been a central part of Tan Tan Sun’s life…

Glynis Johns is a Welsh-born stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer…

I surprised my husband with both dogs after our darling Labradors had passed…

My idea of perfect happiness is sleeping, watching the Warriors win basketball games and seeing my kids anytime…

My inspiration was the lady who ran the El Centro (CA) Men’s Chorus…

It’s never too late to realize your dream. I published my book while in my nineties….

I was 17 years old when I moved to the U.S. from Bergen, Norway. My friend and I came over on a Norwegian military ship in 1934….

Aesthetically pleasing surroundings are important. I wanted my clients to enjoy…

Dorothy Mae Cook and Bebe have been inseparable for almost seven years. She and Bebe enjoy being out and about…

I’ve had many jobs throughout my lifetime, from being a cook at Henry Booth House to a seamstress at Saks Fifth Avenue…

When she retired as a high school teacher at age 58…

Dean and Marian met in their mid-twenties through a mutual friend…

My family hails from Great Britain (father) and Northern New Mexico (mother). So I am of English-Spanish-American Indian decent…

I must create! It’s what drives me. I have always had such a strong desire to paint…

Earle, a former running back with the San Francisco 49ers…

Patricia Boyd was a member of a female vocal group called The Carolinas…

Gerry Thompson started painting in oil and acrylic in middle school…

“My motto is to have good luck –“Mazel Tov”– and I think that it has been true for most of my life…

I love to express myself through painting as it is both fulfilling and a great source of comfort…

John and Suzanne were introduced by friends and connected right away…

Spencer adopted us from the Rancho Coastal Humane Society…

In 1987 I started to sculpt in aluminum and bronze casting and then in 1993 I switched to stone…

I admired my mother so much. As she made me feel important. She made our ordinary home into a palace. She made it beautiful with her talents….

I was born in Johnson City, Illinois where I lived on a farm with my family. I was the second youngest of five children…

Wes and Carla met in October 1948 in Lansing, Michigan…

Art and Alice met on a double date with other partners…

Vincent and Rosemary met at a restaurant in Del Mar, where…

Being 110 years old has given me the opportunity to see many things and accomplish a lot…

Everyday is a day to celebrate, as she is a good part of my life…

Forty years ago, I decided to learn to square dance and I have not stopped…

Artistic creativity has been part of my life since I began sewing clothes at age 12…

Martin Elkort worked in advertising art and photography. He studied fine arts…

I wanted to adopt Tanner after seeing a photo of him on the Internet…

I want to be the kind of person the dog thinks I am…

I traveled to more than 130 countries – from Morocco and Libya to Singapore and Australia – preaching the gospel…

I first saw Louie in a litter of puppies at a neighbor’s house…

Ted and Marna have lived in many places – from Pound Ridge, New York…

Audrey and Sheba got together when Sheba was a puppy – just five weeks old…

My idea of perfect happiness is to spend time with my family.