Carmen Hill-Gill has been a resident of the Lake Lorna Doone neighborhood since she was 9 years old. She remembers relocating to the neighborhood from the Parramore community with her siblings and her parents as a young child. Back then, moving into her family’s home, located in Lake Lorna Doone, was like moving into a mansion. Living in the neighborhood, she always felt protected by her family and her neighbors. Carmen is a graduate of Jones High School located in the Communities of West Lakes. To her, being a part of a community where neighbors and teachers looked out for one another was important. It is with this pride for the community that Carmen’s son, Alexander, played a major role in helping with the artistic design of the logo that represents the Communities of West Lakes!
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To learn more about the Lake Effect | Faces of West Lakes project or to listen to more stories of the residents of the Communities of West Lakes, visit https://www.westlakespartnership.org/faces-of-west-lakes
