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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2005
CONTACT: Jana Scoville (404) 508-7875
Group Home Renamed for Longtime Advocate of People with Developmental
Disabilities
DeKalb County resident Colonel William David Procter spent 40 years
of his life advocating for the developmentally disabled until he
passed away last year. In appreciation of his support, a dedication
service was held on April 24, 2005, to rename the Alford Road Group
Home, a Lithonia residence operated by the DeKalb Community Service
Board (CSB). The home's new name is the Colonel Dave Procter Group
Home at Alford Road. Approximately 40 people attended the dedication,
including Colonel Procter's wife Annie Laurie, their son Daniel
and his wife Kathy, and the Colonel's brother Rev. Don Procter and
his wife Mable. Others in attendance included DeKalb MR Auxiliary
members, Aldersgate Homes board members, DeKalb CSB staff, Aldersgate
DeKalb MR Homes Corporation board members and numerous Dunwoody
United Methodist Church members. An invocation was given by the
church's Senior Pastor Dr. Wiley Stephens.
Colonel Procter was instrumental in establishing two group homes
for the DeKalb CSB through Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding.
Additionally, he helped start four group homes owned by the DeKalb
MR Auxiliary. His son David passed away a couple of years ago but
had lived for many years in one of the DeKalb CSB's group homes
and attended the DeKalb Services Center, a day service for approximately
170 adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities
that provides skills training, work programs, recreational activities,
vocational training, physical and speech therapy, behavioral support,
and nursing services.
The DeKalb CSB's Developmental Disabilities Residential Services
Coordinator Fannie Bell said, "Colonel Procter has made a lasting
impact on this county. He cared about helping all people with disabilities
- not only his son David. Naming this home for him is a small way
that we can honor this great man."
The DeKalb CSB, a public corporation and instrumentality of the
State of Georgia created to provide mental health, developmental
disabilities, and addictive diseases services. The Colonel Dave
Procter Group Home at Alford Road is one of 13 residences operated
by the DeKalb CSB's Developmental Disabilities Residential Services,
a program that serves 78 developmentally disabled adults.
To access the DeKalb CSB's services, please call the agency's single
point of entry system called the central access line at (404) 892-4646.
This line is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week with
a clinician available for assessments, appointment scheduling, and
referrals.
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