Vanessa Williams' life has known nothing but compassion and care for the Elderly. Her mom was the 13th of 16 children, so she came into this world with a great abundance of family members, many already reaching their golden years. She cared for the needs of family members her entire life, to include her grandmother who lived to the age of 106, and her mother who is currently a young 91!

Vanessa is a very organized, high-performance driven individual and has successfully worked in many different capacities over the years. Working with the President and Vice-President of TORCH (Texas Organization of Residential Care Homes) over the past 3 years helped her realize where her heart really lies. Vanessa is currently the North Texas TORCH President for 2008. Around the Clock Residential Care Home is a dream fulfilled and an accomplishment Vanessa knows was reached through hard work, compassion and through her passion for God. Vanessa is a graduate of Huston Tillotson College-Austin and is dedicated to the care and assistance of the Elderly and disabled individual.

Around the Clock assisted living options offer personalized assistance, supportive services, and compassionate care in a professionally managed, carefully designed home setting. It's the perfect alternative for seniors and disabled individuals who can no longer live on their own, yet do not want to live in a large, impersonal institutionalized care setting.

Doris McKnight was born in Hope, Arkansas, the 2nd oldest of four children. She graduated with honors from H.C. Yeger High School and did her post-graduate work at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. She majored in Business Administration with a minor in Secretarial Science. After leaving Philander Smith, she worked as a paralegal with a major law firm. She married and moved to Garland, Texas in 1975 and became employed in the Trust Department of a bank. She retired after 22 successful years with a major insurance company where she received many awards for outstanding accomplishments.

Doris helped care for her aging sister who often needed assistance with her daily living. Since she, herself, is a senior citizen, she became concerned about doing something to help seniors maintain their dignity by providing an alternative to nursing homes. Around the Clock Residential Care Home has been the answer to those concerns. Her compassion, experience and business sense is a great asset to our company.

Doris McKnight
Assistant Director

Working for the past 21 years as a City of Dallas Fire and Rescue Officer and 1st Responder, Terrye Houze has gained the experience necessary to know first hand about compassion and caring. Fire Rescue Officers are the first one's called to respond to situations involving the elderly and Terrye understands the unique needs of both seniors and the disabled. His compassion goes beyond his job which is evident in the countless hours he spends doing volunteer work for the elderly.

Terrye has lived in the metroplex since 1979. He attended Dallas County Community College and Southern Methodist University while working at Rockwell International as a defense contractor. His experience in all aspects of his life make Terrye a great contributor to the Around the Clock Residential Care Home team.

Terrye Houze
Director of Marketing/Public Relations