8-24-19: Linda Piatt (Table Tennis Champ) and Moira Roush (Pickelball Champ) & the Oklahoma Senior Games
This week on The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour, Saturdays 9:05 a.m. on The Eagle, KZLS 1640AM or listen in on the OSJ app and website “Home Page” anytime! In-studio: Linda Piatt (Table Tennis) Champ and Moira Roush (Pickelball) Champ in The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour piquing our Interest in the Oklahoma Senior Games! Airing on KZLS The Eagle 🦅 1640AM at 9:05am on Saturday 8/24/19👇🏼👇🏼
Moira Roush has lived in Edmond Oklahoma for the last 30 years and has been playing pickleball for 2 1/2 years. She is in the PPR (professional pickleball registry) as well as a certified pickleball instructor and is professional sponsored by Selkirk (a pickleball paddle manufacture) Moira spends her time traveling with her husband playing in pickleball tournaments and teaching pickleball. Moira has medaled in USA Nationals, the US Open and the National Senior Games in June 2019 in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Linda Piatt is the Treasurer of the Oklahoma City Table Tennis Club. She has participated in the Senior Games at the state level for the past six years and at the national level for the first time in February 2019 held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Linda grew up playing ping pong in her family’s basement as a kid and through out her life. In 2009 she found that the sport of table tennis was more complex than she originally thought but she is loving every minute of learning this
Challenging and Fun sport!
For more information: info@okseniorgames.com or (405) 821-1500
Marilyn Olson is
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Orion Whitney has been a Tennis Champ since high school and in his 50’s began his companion in the Oklahoma Senior Games. Orion was Born 1934 in Oklahoma City. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma University and was also commissioned as 2
Wesley (Wes) Miller was born and raised on a farm in western Oklahoma (Thomas Oklahoma), Wes has pursued three careers during his life; Farming, Teaching, and the Oilfield. Four years ago, my son-in-law saw me run/walk a 5K and offered to be my coach. I did an indoor triathlon series and was hooked.
Bobbie Diffee-Gunn is not only my fabulous mom—she’s also my biggest supporter! Mom and her twin sister were born in 1934 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her parents later moved the family to Bethany, Oklahoma. There my grandfather, John Diffee, opened the Diffee Motor Company—still a well-known auto dealership in El Reno today.
Meet my youngest brother, Nathan Gunn—and his wife Sally Gunn Presidents and Co-Founders of Jesus Booth Ministries, an Oklahoma City-based mission organization.
Nathan & Sally has spent the last 30 years ministering in Los Angeles, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Now he spends most of the week ministering to people right here in Oklahoma City—on downtown streets and at the bus station. Nathan works on building relationships, praying for and meeting people’s immediate needs, and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and Sally does all the administrative work . You can follow Nathan’s missionary work on Facebook at Jesus Booth Ministries. Nathan & Sally are sharing with us today on The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio what it is like to be Family Caregivers to Nathan’s Dad (Gordon Gunn) and Sally’s Mom (Soledad Rivera)
Danny Eischen –For the past 11 years, Danny Eischen has served as the Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director for Concordia Life Plan Community. Danny holds a Master’s of Gerontology from UCO and has worked in Senior Living for the past 24 years. He also serves on the board for LeadingAge Oklahoma and VillagesOKC.
Megan Carter –Megan is Concordia Lifestyles and Transportation Director. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Health Education and Promotion. Megan has worked for Concordia for 8 years and started as an Intern. Megan was honored as the Leading Age Oklahoma ‘Outstanding Employee for Resident Services of the Year’ in 2014. She also coordinates Concordia’s Wellness on Wheels Program.
Terri Hayworth grew up in a
Scott Surface, Oklahoma Police Officer, Shift Captain & Department Administrative Officer. Scott is an Oklahoma Police Officer that is working on his second retirement now. He is new to the Senior Games competing in track & field for the first-time last year 2018 at the Oklahoma Senior Games and then competing in his first National Games this past June 2019 in Albuquerque, NM.
Richard (Rick) Goralewicz joined the Senior Law Project of Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma in 2003, after 21 years in private practice. He has also served 5 years as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He frequently writes and speaks on Elder Law, Appellate Law, and ethical issues related to those fields.
Melissa Brooks is an embedded staff attorney specializing in elder law for victims of crime at Sunbeam Family Services. She also serves as the chairperson for Oklahoma City Coalition Against Fraud and Exploitation of the Elderly and a co-coordinator for the Oklahoma City metro area pro-bono events in addition to giving community presentations on topics related to elder law.
Lora Malone is currently the Executive Director of the Dale K. Graham Veterans Foundation.
Dale K Graham Veterans Foundation
Kathy Cocks, a registered nurse, has over 30 years nursing experience ranging from Intensive Care Nursing, School nursing to currently working with seniors at Care Plus Home Care. She has worked over seven years in her current job bringing valuable experience to helping seniors age in place safely and with dignity.
Coady Andrews is the President of Senior GuidePost and the Co-owner of a soccer development and support program called Soccer Allies for Kids.
Leah Gunn is the Account Director for the Senior Guidepost & The Oklahoma Senior Journal and in her Spare Time is a Professional photographer at: 
Moriah Gunn is an 18 year old Okie native. She works for the Oklahoma Senior Journal and Senior GuidePost, as an Account Director. She also works as the North American coordinator for her fathers ministry, called Family-iD. All of Moriah’s life, in whatever situation she is in, she has always loved asking the question, “How could we make this better?” And that has lead her to places she never thought she would be. Including right here sitting and recording with the Oklahoma senior journal, Radio! 
