Untraditional Ceremony

ID: 3189 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Stilwell Retirement Residence.
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The groundbreaking ceremony for Stilwell Retirement Residence occurred on November 29, 1962. Because the actual site for the building was too muddy, the ceremony occurred in a shopping center on Lake Air Drive, and Ella J. Smith, president of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, “broke ground” with a gold-painted shovel in a tub of dirt set aside for the occasion.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
Nestled behind a bustling area of Waco on Laurel Lake Drive stands a facility called Stilwell Retirement Residence, unique among retirement homes in Waco because of its mission to provide for retired…