Mr. Bouey Returns To Share His Experience of a Lifetime at the Inauguration

As a follow up to a post from last month - I wanted to share what Mr. Bouey had to say about his recent trip to the Inauguration of President Barack Obama...

“I felt born again,” said Alfred Bouey, resident of Holley Court Terrace, a Brookdale Senior Living community in Oak Park, Ill.  “I never dreamed this day would ever happen in American history. I have witnessed not only my greatest wish, but also the dream of my parents,” said Bouey, the grandson of slaves. “I’m still on cloud nine,” he said.

Bouey began to get excited the morning he and his family left for Washington, D.C. Once  they arrived  at the hotel, that’s when it hit him; he would be witnessing history in the making. The most memorable part of the trip was seeing President Obama taking the oath. “I felt pure joy,” said Bouey. “Tears were flowing all around me, and down my cheeks as well.”

What a joyful story to tell.  For this whole story and other inspiring stories of seniors who get to live out their dream, go to Brookdales Experience of a Lifetime Page.