“We never lost our faith in God, and we never believed that God was punishing him or us.
“Why he got Alzheimer’s, I do not know,” Don said. One of the poems he wrote was to help him heal from the pain of seeing his father battle Alzheimer’s.
“God has allowed me to write over 300 poems as a way of sharing God’s word,” Don said. Much of the poetry was to help the children who attended his Sunday school classes remember their lessons. When I first started the art here at Tessera, it wasn’t so hard,” Don said.Ī lot of Don’s art before he came to Tessera of Brandon was done to illustrate the poetry that God gave him or a passage from God’s word. “It is getting more and more difficult to use my left hand since they both tremble. But, not giving up, he switched to his left hand. Up until about a year ago, Don drew with his right hand, but then he developed an essential tremor and lost the ability to draw. “I enjoy sharing the artwork with the residents, some of whom seem to appreciate many of the pictures and have started scrap books.” “My artwork is from a desire to create beautiful art and it also gives me something to do to take up the time since moving to Tessera,” Don said. Marlene is thankful Don had his art and poetry to help keep him busy. He has done art since he was in grade school. He is a pastor and has taught Sunday school for more than 50 years. The couple recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.ĭon is a retired architect who owned his own business and also worked at Winn-Dixie in the design department. Marlene and Don Zahn are just one of the many happy couples enjoying life at Tessera of Brandon. Don is an artist and poet who uses his art and poetry to inspire others. Marlene and Don Zahn are just one of the many happy couples enjoying life at Tessera of Brandon, and they recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.
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