Five gold leaves were added to the donation dedication ceremony at the Complex Wednesday morning.

Leaves were added to the Tree of Love in honor of Jane Hamrick and Ellen Roling and in memory of Jean J. Boutwell, Calvin Coolidge Head and Martin M. Stringer.

Hamrick, a retired part-time Complex employee, continues be a part of the Complex programs. Roling, Boutwell, Head and Stringer were all dedicated participants at the Complex and were part of the growth of the senior center.

Hamrick said to have her name on the Tree of Love is a great honor.

“And, to be involved in the on-going service of the Colley Senior Complex is a blessing,” she said. “A lot of people have been a part of the growth of the Complex and I thank them all for letting me be a part of it, too.”

Reba Crane said her mother, the late Jean Boutwell, would be very pleased to have her name on the Tree of Love.

“My mother loved this place and all the people,” Crane said. “She had many friends here and they added so much pleasure and joy to her life. I am so appreciative that she had the opportunity to be a part of the Colley Senior Complex.”

Troy mayor Jason Reeves expressed appreciation for the contributions of the honorees and acknowledged the important role senior adults play in the lives of a community.

“Our senior adults are our most precious assets,” Reeves said. “We must take care of our senior adults.”

Reeves said he learned more sitting at his grandfather’s kitchen table than he has learned at all the seminars and conferences he has attended. The mayor expressed appreciation for the contributions senior adults make to the Troy community.

“I have been involved with the Complex since its inception in 1999,” Reeves said. “The Colley Senior Complex is in partnership with the City of Troy and the community has bought into it. The Colley Senior Complex touches so many lives and it means so much to all of us.”

Reeves expressed appreciation to Catherine Jordan, Complex director, and her staff for a job well done.

Krissy Pinckard, chair of the Complex Foundation, said the City of Troy is and has been supportive of the Colley Senior Complex.

“Mayor Reeves has pledged his continuing support to our seniors and is dedicated to seeing the Colley Senior Complex grow and prosper,” Pinckard said.

Jordan also expressed appreciation to the mayor and city council for their support of the community’s senior adults and for the opportunity she has to serve them.

“There is nothing I would rather being doing than what I’m doing,” Jordan said. “To be here at the Colley Senior Complex with all of these wonderful people is a real blessing and I’m so thankful to be here.”