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Pat Reed and John Reed 28 Dec 1997, Celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary and still going;
Picture posted Sept. 2, 2007
Pat Reed has worked in the food and beverage industry for a number of years. She
is a former food and beverage manager for the Velda Rose Towers Restaurant
located on Park Avenue, working there for a number of years. She also owned and
operated El Tacos Mexican Restaurant located on Lake Hamilton in Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Mrs. Reed has been a recipient of the
Hot Springs Hospitality Association's President's Award, presented annually to a
member for outstanding service to the Annual Convention, which is held in
October of each year in Hot Springs. The award is traditionally given to a
supplier firm, but the group deviated from that practice this year because of
Mrs. Reed's many years of service to the Annual Convention.
For the past five years, Mrs. Reed
has assisted the convention by setting up and dressing the registration desk at
the convention, while serving sandwiches and coffee to early arrivals who came
to help in the preparation efforts. She was also cited for her efforts in
supplying food and supplies for the Association's Annual Early Bird Party, which
is designed to bring delegates in one day early. Since the inception of Early
Bird Party, registration for the Annual Convention and Trade Show has increased
significantly.
Mrs. Reed has served five terms as president of Garland County Hospitality
Association. She is the wife of John Reed.
Pat Reed is currently in the
advertisement business, owning and operating Travel Host Magazine. This magazine
is distributed to hotels and restaurants in Hot Springs for their guests.
She has been very active in community
affairs with her volunteer services. She is has work in public relations with
Witness Productions. The Witness is a passion play located in Hot Springs,
Arkansas, which portrays the life of Jesus with music.
http://www.witnessproductions.com/
Link to Historical Articles Written About The Witness
Descendants of Pat and John Reed
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 REED was born 28 Feb 1928 in Union City, Pennsylvania. He married PATRICIA ANN REYNOLDS 01 Jan 1948 in St. Tresa Catholic Church, Union City, Pennsylvania, daughter of AUBREY REYNOLDS and CLARA BURNS. She was born 19 Jul 1931 in Eire, Pennsylvania.
More About JOHN REED:
Record 1: 28 Dec 1997, Celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary
More About PATRICIA ANN REYNOLDS:
Married by Reverend Father Tremley
More About JOHN REED and PATRICIA REYNOLDS:
Marriage: 01 Jan 1948, St. Tresa Catholic Church, Union City, Pennsylvania
Children of JOHN REED and PATRICIA REYNOLDS are:
i. BRUCE2 REED, b. 13 Jul 1949, Union City, PA.; d. 01 Nov 1994, Little Rock, Ar.
Notes for BRUCE REED:
Obituary was taken from The Sentinel-Record.
Bruce Edward Reed, 45, of Little Rock died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1994, in the University Medical Center.
He was a graduate of Hot Springs High School in 1967. He attended Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas. He was a senior computer programmer for Axion of Conway. He was a member of Trinity Church of Hot Springs.
He is survived by his parents, John and Pat Reed of Hot Springs; two sisters, Mrs. John (Darlene) Munday of Little Rock and Mrs. Charles (Pam) Hendren of Fayetteville, N.C.; three nieces, Mrs. Doug (Becki) Adams of Joplin, Mo., Temple Munday and Cindy Hendren; two nephews, Shane Hendren and John "Trace" Munday; and two great-nieces, Lindsay Hand and Margaret Adams.
Survivors also include two uncles, Robert E. (Bob) Reynolds of Hot Springs and Aubrey E. (Bill) Reynolds of Athens, Ala.; two aunts, Bonnie Lee Reynolds of Hot Springs and Mrs. Peter (Martha) Henning of Silverhill, Ala.; two great-aunts, Mrs. Jacob (Aleene) King and Mrs. Earl (Ruth) McWherter, both of Hot Springs; 12 cousins, Mrs. David (Crystal) Caldwell of Hot Springs, Shane, Joshua, and Stephen Reynolds of Hot Springs, Matthew and David Reynolds of Athens, Ala., Jennifer and Joey White of Hot Springs; Mrs. Buddy (Renee) Gibson of Aransas, Texas, and Scott, Hunt, and Hope Henning of Silverhill, Ala.
There are many second and third cousins.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Trinity Church on Panama Street. Officiating the service will be the Rev. Jim Adkins of Trinity and the Rev. Bill Reynolds of Athens, Ala.
Soloist David Caldwell will minister in music. Witness Productions led by Judy McEarl will minister in "praise and worship."
Father Raymond Rossi will celebrate Mass at 8 a.m. Thursday in St. John's Catholic Church.
Pallbearers will be Bob Thornton, Scotty Littlepage, Buddy Warbritton, Charlie Warbritton, Ricky Lewis, Bob Reynolds, Shane Reynolds, and Rex Kling.
Honorary pallbearers are John Munday, Charles Hendren and Jeff Pence.
Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hot Springs Funeral Home.
The family will be at 205 Westwood.
Memorials may be made to Witness Productions Inc., a non-profit organization, of Hot Springs. The Witness Production performs Hot Springs' own musical passion play in Mid-America Amphitheater.
More About BRUCE REED:
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery Hot Springs, AR.
2. ii. DARLENE ANN REED, b. 16 Jan 1951, Union City, PA..
3. iii. PAMELA REED, b. 23 Jan 1954, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Governor Mike Huckabee Center with members of the Small Group Work Therapy Inc.
Pat (Reynolds Reed third from right
The Sentinel-Record, Friday, July 21, 2000.
Local woman honored in building dedication (of the newly constructed Pat Reed Building) a three-building complex for patients diagnosed with mental illness.
For more than 30 years, Pat Reed has dedicated her time to supporting Small Group Work Therapy Inc., working as a volunteer, board member and president.
Now, after all those years of service, SGWT rewarded Reed for her dedication. The group recently dedicated its new 12 single apartment complex in Hot Springs as the Pat Reed Building.
"I said thanks," Reed said. "It was the first time they ever saw me speechless."
The complex, which was dedicated in April, houses single adult members of the SGWT program. The apartments each offer a living in dining area, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. The facility also offers laundry facilities, a community kitchen and a community room, where a bronze plaque with a description of Reed hangs on a wall.
"I was very awed because I knew how hard they had worked on it," Reed said. "It started bringing memory's back from the past."
Reed said that Wanda Raper, chief executive officer of SGWT worked diligently with the board to secure a Housing and Urban Development grant to build the complex. She said the staff of SGWT and the board also spent much of their time decorating the room so they could "look as if it had come out of Good Housing."
During the dedication of the building, Reed was giving the plaque wrapped up with a bright yellow ribbon. Reed said the plaque commemorative the years of service she had offered to SGWT. Reed said it has always spent her dream to spread the word about SGWT and the positive influence it is has on the community.
"My dream is to have the program as the tower of light in the medical community for the treatment of mental illness," Reed said. "This is the only program which is ever worked."
The program started in 1964 with a National Institute of Metal Health Grant at the Benton Unit of the Arkansas State Hospital. The original program was known as the Hospital Improvement Project program, using the principal of Dr. George Fairweather, the man credited with creating the SGWT program.
The Fairweather concept was to provide group government, housing, personal responsibilities, case management, medical services, financial and accounting services and the individual client support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The way to do that was the introduction of Fair weather Lodges, where patients are incur each to function as individual with his much autonomy as possible.
In addition to the Reed Building, Fairweather Manor, a long-term care facility, is located across the SGWT offices on Whittington Avenue. Kathy Gladden, financial administrators for SGWT, said the Fairweather Center is for patients who need a little more help with personal care than those who live in the Reed Building.
"It all depends somewhat level of care they need," Gladden said. "We're kind of like a family."
Gladden said Fairweather Manor has room for 23 do's into person rooms. The facility offers special care for patients who have been diagnosed with chronic mental illness. She said patients are offered psychosocial day treatment and that a staff psychiatrist is on call.
"We have nurses on duty, social workers, case managers, the whole gamut," Gladden said.
Reed said she was happy to be a member of the board of such a wonderful program for such a longtime. She said it wasn't too long ago when Raper informed her that she had been on the board for more than 30 years, which surprise her. She said she could remember the program from his beginning in the baseman of a downtown building, even though all of the up and downs.
" Seeing what we started in a basement to where the program is now is awesome," Reed said.
The Sentinel-Record of Hot Springs Monday Sept. 27 1982
Pat Reed's El Taco Now Open
Pat Reed's El Taco
is the new name for an established restaurant at 3506 Albert Pike, located just
past the Bull Bayou Bridge.
Doing business for the past 22 years, the restaurant recently
changed hands to Pat Reed, president of the Garland County Hospitality
Association for the past six years. She formerly was catering manager for the
Velda Rose for 20 years and has been in the food business for 30 years.
"We have what people are looking for," she said. "A good location with a casual
atmosphere, where you can come as you are by boat or car."
In Hot Springs for 32 years, Pat is an Erie, Pa., native
whose parents and relatives were local natives. She attended high school in
Union City, Pa., where she also took a business course.
Her first job after arriving in Hot Springs was as a soda jerk at the age of 13
for Purity Ice Cream. Then she was secretary, and she worked at the old Phillips
Drive In, Avanelle Restaurant and the Velda Rose.
She is on the Arkansas Hospitality Association's Board of Governors, Quapaw
Vo-Tech Advisory Board, is vice chairman of Garland County Sales Managers
Association, secretary for the Housing and Small Work Group Therapy Program and
president of the Hollywood Cemetery Preservation Association. She and her
husband, John, have three children - Darlene Bruce, and Pam.
A member of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Pat believes
that, to be successful in the restaurant business, four things are needed: good
location, ample parking, atmosphere and good food.
"We have all of these, including a varied menu of Mexican and American food,"
she said.
The menu includes an eat-in or carry-out fare of tacos,
tamales, refried beans, Mexican rice, cheese dip, enchiladas, Mexican omelettes,
guacamole salad, Mexican pizza, sopaepillas, nachos, tostados, chili, tortillas,
chalupas, chili relleno, chili mac and burritos.
American dishes feature seafood platters, catfish, jumbo
shrimp, oysters, crab, chicken, sirloin, chili burgers, and hush puppies, plus a
special Kiddie Korner.
For those in a hurry, Pat's Special of the Day is ready to
go. Other specials include fried tenderloin of trout and and eight-ounce chopped
sirloin cooked to taste.
There are always luncheon specials, both Mexican and
American, plus various sandwiches, from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Pat Reed's El Taco is open from 11 A.M. to 10 P.M. and is closed Mondays. Orders
for carry-out can be placed by calling.
Posted by Robert Reynolds
E-mail boreyed@yahoo.com