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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Demoting dementia A Whitman duo will honor its matriarch with another walk to combat Alzheimer’s disease. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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lsie Rowan proudly proclaimed her love for all things South Philadelphia. Her daughter Carol McKenna and granddaughter Carol Kenney will show their devotion to her memory with their ninth appearance in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday. The event at Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, will look to raise funds to find treatment options for the estimated 5.4 million Americans who are battling Alzheimer’s disease, the most common neurodegenerative disorder. See ELSIE’S PARADE page 10
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Donna Bachety’s living room contains two Flags of Honor that include the names of the victims of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Her brothers were among the first civil servants to try to minimize the death total. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
A Passyunk Square resident and Long Island native commissioned a work to commemorate those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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any Americans will mark Sunday’s 10th anniversary of the 9/11 carnage with family gatherings, religious services and solemn observances. Donna Bachety last month chose art to evoke patriotism and to show respect for the 2,977 souls who died on account of four plane hijackings across three states,
with the two most documented takeovers leading to the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City’s Lower Manhattan area. A native of nearby Long Island, N.Y., she called on color to counter catastrophe by having stained glass bearing the fateful digits installed in her home. “I had to have an external reminder yet something simple,” Bachety said from her residence on 11th and Dickinson streets.
She bought the spot in 2002 and adorned the living room with two encased Flags of Honor displaying the victims’ names. A need for renovations led her to commission a complement for the symbols. She enlisted Keith Loudenslager of Northeast Philadelphia’s Eagle Eye Painting and Home Remodeling to remove an air conditioner. See 9/11 page 14