Lackawanna County

His wife, the former Pamela Sue Thomas, survives him.

John's parents were from Lackawanna County.

Father was the son of a coal miner.

But he desired a better life for his kids.

Thank you very much for taking my call.

Yes, we started in 2005 with this annual commemoration, and we have learned a lot about The people, which we did not know, who were native to Lackawanna County, who actually perished on September 11th in the attacks.

The one young lady who was on Flight 11 that hit the first tower, and the gentleman, Mr. Moran, a retired Navy, was killed in the Pentagon that day.

And we also commemorate the local soldiers who... perished in the war on terror subsequent to the attacks.

His wife, the former Pamela Sue Thomas, survives him.

John's parents were from Lackawanna County.

Father was the son of a coal miner, but he desired a better life for his kids.

He moved the family to Detroit, Michigan, where he found employment in the automotive industry.

And we have people calling us from, you know, all different counties.

It's not just Lackawanna County.

We serve people in Luzerne County, Wyoming County.

Um, we, we do outreach sites because one of the biggest barriers, like I mentioned, is transportation.

And one of his great companies and one of his truly special companies because of who it cares for is the Serenity Care Personal Care Community.

They say to live better.

Well, you know how you live better? By going and living at one of their facilities in the Mid Valley section of Lackawanna County, Old Forge in the southern tip of that county, Wyoming and Kingston in Luzerne County.

All facilities have been completely renovated.

And we have people calling us from, you know, all different counties.

It's not just Lackawanna County.

We serve people in Luzerne County, Wyoming County.

Um, we, we do outreach sites because one of the biggest barriers, like I mentioned, is transportation.

Our Veterans Tribute brought to you, as always, by our man John Basiliga.

And, uh, today we talk about one of his great companies, Serenity Care, a personal care community with four facilities in the Mid Valley section of Lackawanna County, Old Forge at its southern tip, Wyoming, and Kingston in the Luzerne County area.

Dementia care services at the Mid Valley and Kingston facilities, all four locations have been completely renovated and are accepting new residents.

And why are they completely renovated? Because John believes and has a passion for providing the highest quality senior care in the area and beautiful personal care homes for seniors to live in.

We're trying to get him on the show.

Uh, Lackawanna County taxpayers in Pennsylvania recently received a painful surprise in the form of a thirty-three percent property tax increase.

And, uh, so that's the way they begin this article.

You know, we've seen a lot-- we've seen that happen to a lot of people because the data centers.