Annual Report
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Getting to know the Hospice of Homer Board: Peter Larson
Peter Larson, Hospice of Homer board president is originally from North Dakota, Peter, with his wife, Flo, first resided on the Kenai Peninsula in 1969. In 1985 they moved to Homer, where Peter became principal of Homer Middle School. When he retired he was Superintendant of Instruction for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. In 1992 the couple traveled to Indonesia, where they continued their educational careers at the Jakarta International School, working also in Singapore and Malaysia for the next six years.
Now president of the Hospice of Homer board of directors, Peter brings years of sitting on various boards to the position. Guided to the board by Gary Thomas, Peter is a staunch believer in giving back to the community. “Simply put, I care about my fellow travelers,” he answers when asked why he joined the board.
The well being of HOH’s staff members is high on his list of priorities, as is the need for more office and storage space. “We’re bursting at the seams,” he says, and hopes that perhaps a donor will gift a larger space to fill our current needs.
As a final note, Peter adds, “I think all of us who are involved with Hospice, at whatever level, believe we ought to ‘love thy neighbor.’”
Hospice Staff
Hospice of Homer
Hospice of Homer was started in 1985 after Jean Hatfield, a community member experienced the caring support of a hospice program in another part of the country. She decided that we needed the same level of care in the Homer area. To lay the groundwork for the program, Jean formed a committee of community members, many of whom had experienced firsthand the stress of caring for a terminally ill family member. The founders envisioned a personal, neighbor-helping-neighbor program. Today Hospice continues to live out that vision offering a coordinated program of non-medical, supportive care that encompasses the physical, psychological, social, spiritual and emotional needs of those facing life-threatening illness or the transition process of dying. Read More »