1. health and fitness
2. exercise

At Your Service…
Georgia Stack-Layman
Erinn Brown
Executive Director
georgiasl@colonialoaks.org
Community Relations Director
erinnb@colonialoaks.org
Marion Hattix, LVN
Leo Elder
Tonya L. Chadwick
Resident Care Director
Dining Service Director
Resident Services Coordinator
Susan Holmes
Christa Bowser
Brad Barker
Activity Director - AL
Village Director
Maintenance Director
Colonial Oaks at Katy
21601 Provincial Blvd.
Katy, TX 77450
Phone: 281.578.2222 | Fax: 281.578.2420
Colonial Oaks is professionally owned and managed by Diversified Housing Services, Inc.,
located in Houston, Texas. We have respectfully served seniors for over 35 years by striving
each day to enhance the lives of our residents by nurturing mind, body and spirit. We
consider it a privilege to serve our residents and their families.
www.colonialoaks.org
Colonial Oaks At Pearland
Colonial Oaks At Katy
2940 Cullen Parkway | Pearland, Texas 77584
Phone: 281.997.2500 | Fax: 281.997.1080
Lic.#103887
21601 Provincial Blvd. | Katy, Texas 77450
Phone: 281.578.2222 | Fax: 281.578.2420
Lic.#121252
Colonial Oaks At Braeswood
Colonial Oaks At Vista
7800 North Stadium Drive | Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713.799.8200 | Fax: 713.799.2343
Lic.#030311
4004 Vista | Pasadena, Texas 77504
Phone: 713.941.4663 | Fax: 713.941.4666
Lic.#000951
Colonial Oaks At First Colony
Colonial Oaks At Westchase
13825 Lexington Boulevard | Sugar Land, Texas 77478
Phone: 281.277.0900 | Fax: 281.277.3674
Lic.#030191
11395 Richmond Avenue | Houston, Texas 77082
Phone: 281.759.2900 | Fax: 281.759.2999
Lic.#010308
Happy Halloween
Katy Community
October 2014
Diversified Housing Services Inc.
510 Bering Drive, Suite 210 | Houston, TX 77057
The Village Happenings
Resident of the Month
Lewis Franklin Cheek was born on May 21, 1921, in Callahan County, Texas. He was
the oldest of four brothers. Lewis and his family lived on the family farm. Lewis became
very interested in the machinery he saw - the oil field equipment operating nearby and the
farm equipment. Lewis went to a country school in Belle Plaines until the 10th grade. For
the 11th grade he went to live in a boarding house in Baird. There he learned of an
occupational training program, and he began to work in the largest machine shop in
Abilene while finishing high school.
He graduated from high school in 1939 and then attended Texas A&M in the College of
Engineering. In 1941 he tried to enlist in the service but because he was color blind,
continued his education instead. After two years at A&M, he got a job as a machinist in
the shipyards of Seattle, Washington, and after 3 months there, went to work in the
Panama Canal Zone. He worked in Seattle for a year and then went back to Abilene to try
again to get into the military. Early in 1944 he was accepted for a special assignment unit
in the Navy. In the early part of 1945, he was on a cargo ship about 400 miles south of
Japan when the first atomic bomb was exploded. After the war he came back and
finished his studies at A&M.
In the summer of 1949, a friend of Lewis’ set him up on a blind date with Myrtle Peyton.
They were married on December 21, 1949, and were married for over fifty years . Lewis
graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. For several years, Lewis
worked for various places specializing in heat exchangers, boilers, and reactors. In 1954
their only son, Mike, was born while they were living in Hearne, Texas. In 1969, he
founded Cheek Engineering in Baytown, Texas, and closed the business in 2003. He
designed and improved many boilers all over the USA. In 2008 Mike and his family
moved back to Texas, and Lewis lived with them for a year before moving to Colonial
Oaks in August 2009. Lewis loves his five grandchildren: Tim (25), Philip (23), Julia
(19), Peter (16), and Amy (13).
Resident Birthdays
Jim Weiss
Jack Hensley
Homer Chambers
Virginia Muller
Lorine Holt
Raymond Corder
Kathleen Majierowski
Mary Johnson
10/1
10/5
10/7
10/7
10/8
10/10
10/13
10/15
Helping Hands
and Warm Hearts
A special thank you to our
wonderful volunteers.
If you have an hour to spare,
please join our team.
Employee Spotlight
Roseline Freeman has been a Resident Care Assistant
since February of this year and loves the family
atmosphere. She is happily married with four wonderful
children and one grandchild. She loves to sing and dance,
but she considers her best talents to be cooking and
crocheting. Roseline hopes to one day return to school to
become a Medical Supervisor. She believes in treating
others how you want to be treated!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Cathy Carter
Doris Dayas
6 yrs
6 yrs
Something Great is Happening at
Warmest Welcome to New Residents
Rudy Wolf
Rudy comes to us from home where she lived with her son and
daughter-in-law. She resided in New York for most of her life
and retired in Florida. She stayed in West Palm Beach for about
twenty years playing golf, eating with friends, and shopping.
Nicholas Karpiak
Nicholas was born in New York but settled in Katy to be closer
to family. He is proud of the fact that he was a former Marine.
Nicholas loves the newspaper and reads it daily. He also enjoys
dominoes and watching sports.
A special thank you
to Nancy Gabany
and Linda Marz,
and a big THANK
YOU to all of our
families for
supporting us in the
Walk to End
Alzheimer's.
When: October 30, 2014
Time: Begins at 5:00 pm
Where: Dining Room
We will have live entertainment, dinner,
and games for the kids.
Costume contest for residents and staff.
Trick-or-Treating begins at 6:00 pm
October 2014
at Katy
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
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1
Table games are
available in the
Activity Room.
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5
7
Thursday
Friday
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3
9:30 Exercise
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Yahtzee
10:30 Bueno w/ Christy - L
11:00 Red Lobster
1:30 For the Boys - T
2:00 Uno Attack
2:00 Pastel Art
4:00 Spanish Class
4:00 Rummikub
6:15 Bridge - L / Crossword - F 6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:15 Catholic Communion - L
10:30 Blankets for Babies
1:30 Shopping - 99 Cent Store
2:00 Spoons
3:30 Happy Hour/Mike
6:15 5 Card Bingo - F
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10
9
1st day of Sukkot
Saturday
Yom Kippur
9:30
10:30
1:15
2:00
3:30
6:15
Exercise
Coffee Klatch - F
Little Women - T
Wii Bowling/Games
Bingo
Wheel of Fortune - F
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9:30 Exercise
10:30 Uno Attack
2:00 Sunday Worship
3:00 Sundaes on Sunday
3:30 Pokeno
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Poker
2:00 Bingo
4:00 Spanish Class
6:15 Bridge - L
9:30 Exercise
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Coffee/Donuts/Comedy - F 10:30 Name That Tune
11:00 CiCi’s Pizza
11:15 Bible Discussion w/Leo
2:00 Bingo
2:00 Birthday Party
4:00 Spanish Class
4:00 Pretty Nails / Games
6:15 Bridge - L / Crossword - F
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Bueno w/ Christy - L
1:30 His Girl Friday - T
2:00 Mahjong
4:00 Left, Center, Right
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:15 Catholic Communion - L
10:30 Forget it Dice Game
1:30 Shopping - Walgreen’s
2:00 Bunco
3:30 Happy Hour/Forest Sealy
6:15 Music & Memories - F
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9:30 Exercise
10:30 Scrabble Slam - F
2:00 Sunday Worship
3:00 Sundaes on Sunday
3:30 Pokeno
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Blackjack
2:00 Bingo
4:00 Spoons
6:15 Bridge - L
9:30 Exercise
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Coffee/Donuts/Comedy - F 10:30 Catchphrase
11:15 Bible Discussion w/Leo
11:00 Popeye’s Eat-In
2:00 Foodies Club
2:00 Bingo
3:30 Sing Along with Cindy - D 4:00 Spanish Class
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
6:15 Bridge - L / Crossword - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Bueno w/ Christy - L
12:00 Lunchtime Lotto - D
1:30 Daddy Long Legs - T
2:00 Spoons
4:00 Left, Center, Right
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
9:30 Exercise
10:15 Catholic Communion - L
10:30 Coffee Klatch - F
10:30 Toss Up Dice Game
1:15 The Little Princess - T
1:30 Shopping - Fiesta
2:00 Wii Bowling/Games
2:00 Uno Attack
3:30 Bingo
3:30 Happy Hour/Larry Glass 6:15 Wheel of Fortune - F
6:15 5 Card Bingo - F
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9:30 Exercise
10:30 Bueno w/ Christy - L
1:30 Milo & Otis - T
2:00 Coke Floats / 50’s Music
4:00 Left, Center, Right
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:15 Catholic Communion - L
10:30 Blackjack
1:30 Shopping - HEB
2:00 Spoons
3:30 Happy Hour/Chris Collins
6:15 Pictionary - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Coffee Klatch - F
1:30 Smokey and the Bandit - T
2:00 Dice Bowling
3:30 Bingo
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
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9:30
10:30
2:00
3:00
3:30
6:15
20
Exercise
Rummikub
Sunday Worship
Sundaes on Sunday
Pokeno for Prizes
Crossword Challenge - F
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9:30 Exercise
10:30 Wheel of Fortune - F
2:00 Sunday Worship
3:00 Sundaes on Sunday
3:30 Pokeno
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Jewelry Design
2:15 Melodies with Pam - D
3:30 Bingo
6:15 Bridge - L
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9:30 Exercise
10:30 Painting with Acrylics
2:00 Bingo
4:00 Spanish Class
4:00 Men’s Club - L
6:15 Bridge - L
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15
Last day of Sukkot
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9:30 Exercise
9:30 Exercise
10:30
Price is Right
10:30 Coffee/Donuts/Comedy - F
11:00
Red Robin
11:15 Bible Discussion w/Leo
2:00
Bingo
2:00 Mexican Train Dominoes
4:00 Spanish Class
3:15 Resident Assembly
6:15 Bridge - L / Crossword - F
4:00 Pretty Nails / Games
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
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29
30
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Grace Notes Concert - D
11:15 Bible Discussion w/Leo
2:00 Oktoberfest
Travel To Germany
4:00 Blackjack
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Mahjong
11:00 Rudy’s
2:00 Bingo
4:00 Spanish Class
6:15 Bridge - L / Crossword - F
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Bueno w/ Christy - L
12:00 Lunchtime Lotto - D
1:30 Gone with the Wind - T
5:00 Friends & Family - D
9:30 Exercise
10:30 Coffee Klatch - F
1:15 Harvey - T
2:00 Monopoly
3:30 Bingo
6:15 Crossword Challenge - F
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Halloween
9:30 Exercise
10:15 Catholic Communion - L
10:30 Left, Center, Right
1:30 Shopping - Dollar Tree
2:00 Halloween Party
6:15 5 Card Bingo - F
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Activity Room
Dining Room
Front Lobby
Library
Movie Theater