By Elliott Brack | APRIL 10, 2015 — Today let us throw in some tidbits which we have wanted to mention for a while.
In which part of Gwinnett are most of the older residents living? This accompanying map can tell you. The darker the precinct, the more people over age 60 who live in that area.
You can see from the map that the more eastern and southern areas of Gwinnett have the majority of older citizens in it. (Source: Gwinnett County Health and Human Services.) There have been a number of seniors taking advantage of programming at the Centerville Community Center lately. In late 2013, a satellite Senior Center under Gwinnett Senior Services opened in the Centerville Community Center, located on Bethany Church Road. Altogether, there were 109,855 seniors in the county in 2014. It’s predicted that the senior population in Gwinnett will grow to 205,295 in 2040. The growth information is from Woods and Poole Economics, Inc.
Darker areas shows heavier senior population in Gwinnett
The 2014 SPLOST program includes funding for Gwinnett Senior Services to build a freestanding senior center on the property next to the Centerville community center/library. The building project is in the design phase with a projected opening in late 2016.
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A local sorority is offering scholarships to African-American students again. The Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc invites high school male and female seniors in the metro-Gwinnett County area to apply for the Beauty P. Baldwin Scholarship. Through this program, the sorority has awarded nearly $100,000 in scholarships to college-bound freshman.
Karen Rhodes, chapter president, suggests that individuals contact their school counselor or go to the www.upsilonalphaomega.com for the application and further details. But there is little time. Application deadline is April 18, 2015.
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Gwinnett County Public Library’s Buford Branch will be closed beginning May 4 for a lighting project. The branch is scheduled to reopen on May 11. The bulk of the project takes place on the public floor and would present safety issues for anyone walking through the space.
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Atlanta Falcon fans may remember a former executive of the team who died recently. He is Eddie LeBaron, who was 85, and died in Stockton, Calif.
Former Falcons Owner Rankin Smith hired LeBaron as his general manager just before the team moved their operations to Gwinnett County in 1978. You may remember that the Falcons bought and extensively remodeled the former Ramada Inn and its grounds for their new headquarters and training camp. The location was at Interstate 85 and Georgia Highway 317, at the Suwanee exit, where they remained until 2000, before moving to Flowery Branch.
LeBaron was a 5 foot 7 inch All-American quarterback out of the College (now University) of the Pacific, and led his team to an undefeated season in 1949. Later he was a quarterback for the Washington Redskins, in Calgary, and later again with the Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a lawyer, and football analyst.
We remember him as a genial and happy person with the Falcons, and much appreciated in Gwinnett.
Eddie LeBaron, 1930-2015: may you rest in peace.
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