Join us in May for Thanks for the Memories Luncheon 2009!
May 15, 2009
11:45
Charleston Marriott Town Center
Charleston, WV
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This marks the 9th year for the Thanks for the Memories Luncheon honoring West Virginians who have shown outstanding efforts in the fight against Alzheimer's. Named in honor of it's first recipient, Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, past Rockefeller Award winners have included civic leaders, government leaders, physicians, caregivers and advocates with the disease.
The funds raised at this event go to support the programs and services provided by the Alzheimer's Association, WV Chapter.
49,000+ individuals face the challenge of Alzheimer's disease everyday in our Chapter area, 5.2 million across the nation. A number that only continues to grow. We need you to be a CHAMPION.
Rockefeller Award Winners
Ms. Patty V. Tompkins
Patty cared for her husband Roger Tompkins who was diagnosed in 1991 with early-onset Alzheimer's at age 54. Roger was a prominent attorney in Charleston, Rhodes Scholar, former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and served as Attorney General for West Virginia under Gov. Gaston Caperton. Patty and her husband spoke publicly about Alzheimer's, and participated in many public forums as well as early research projects including one at Oxford in England. After Roger's death, Patty remained a voice for those with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. She served on the Board of Directors of the Southern West Virginia Alzheimer's Association and was instrumental in establishing what we now know as the West Virginia Chapter. Patty has attended the national Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. and has been active in numerous initiatives over the past 18 years. Patty served on the committee that created the first Thanks for the Memories Luncheon in 2001. Patty is currently the Managing Editor of the Charleston Gazette.
Mr. Eugene McPherson
Eugene was the caregiver for his wife Betty for many years and was instrumental in starting the first Alzheimer's support group in Wood County as well as help secure funding to start the Mid Ohio Valley Chapter. He has participated in Memory Walks, been an outspoken advocate on legislative issues and continues to promote the cause of Alzheimer's representing families facing the challenge of this disease.
