On Thursday, October 29th, Hospice Atlanta celebrated its new garden opening in honor of Frank Thiebaut.

Atlanta attorney Frank Thiebaut died peacefully at The Hospice Atlanta Center in 2005. His family was so impressed with the care he received at the Center, they donated funds for a new garden, with a custom-designed fountain, wheelchair accessible paths in a modified labyrinth design, and beautiful, seasonal plants and flowers.

The Hospice Atlanta Center is the inpatient facility of the Hospice Atlanta program, a division of Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta, a community nonprofit that has served metro Atlanta for 61 years. The Center is located in Dekalb County.

Dedications and blessings by:

Rabbi Analia Bortz. Congregation Or Hadash (Sandy Springs)

The Reverend Buddy Crawford, Cathedral of St. Philip (Buckhead)

The Reverend Carolynne Williams, Cathedral of St. Philip (Buckhead)

Rev. William B. G. K. Harris, International Christian Fellowship Ministries (South Fulton)

Rev. Joel M. Konzen, S.M., Principal, Marist School (Dekalb)

Rev. Gil Watson, Northside United Methodist Church (Buckhead)

Rev. Julie Songer Belman, Shandon United Methodist Church (Columbia, SC)

Daphne Clement, D Min. BCC and Rev. James A. Hicks II, M.Div., BCC, Chaplains, Hospice Atlanta

In photos:

Rabbi Analia Bortz of Congregation Or Hadash (right) was one of several clergy who offered blessings at the interfaith dedication of the Hospice Atlanta Center's new garden on Thursday, October 29. She is joined here by (left to right) Rev. Joel M. Konzen, S.M., Principal, Marist School, who represented the Catholic faith; Daphne Clement, D Min., BCC, Chaplain, Hospice Atlanta; and Tayyibah Taylor, who represented Islam.

Hospice Atlanta chaplain Daphne Clement, D Min. BCC (lower right) introduced clergy who participated in the interfaith blessing and dedication of the new Hospice Atlanta Garden in Buckhead on October 29. They were (left to right): Rev. Joel M. Konzen, S.M. (Principal, Marist School); Rev. William B.G.K. Harris (International Christian Fellowship Ministries); Tayyibah Taylor (member of the Faith Alliance of Metro Alliance, representing Islam); Rev. Gil Watson (Northside United Methodist Church); Rev. Julie Songer Belman (Shandon United Methodist Church, South Carolina); Dr. Bhagirath Majmudar (Hindu priest and associate professor at Emory Medical School); The Reverend Buddy Crawford (Cathedral of St. Philip); and Rabbi Analia Bortz (Congregation Or Hadash). Rev. Belman is the granddaughter of Frank Thiebaut, an Atlanta resident who died peacefully at the Hospice Atlanta Center in 2005. The Thiebaut family donated the garden in his memory. More than 200 people attended the event. The community nonprofit Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta serves more than 1,300 patients annually in its hospice program.

Rev. Joel M. Konzen, Rev. William Harris (South Fulton), and Tayyibah Taylor. (left-right)

Caroline Moise (right), a Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta board member, attended the multi-faith blessing and dedication of the Hospice Atlanta Center’s new garden on October 29. She is joined by fellow board members Helen S. Carlos (left) and chairperson Mary Long.

Rev. Julie Songer Belman and Mr. Travis Belman. Rev. Julie Belman (left) was one of the dedicators of the Garden. She is also the Grandaughter of Frank Theibaut.

The Thiebaut Family: Adults, left to right: Sean Belman, Robert Thiebaut, Anneli Thiebaut, Tiffani Satterfield, Travis Belman, Rev. Julie Songer Belman, David Belman, Sheila Diehl, Dr. John Diehl. Children, left to right: Alexis Thiebaut, Jackson Satterfield, Mikolas Thiebaut. Some of the members of the Thiebaut family are residents of Northside, Sandy Springs, and Dekalb County. The Hospice Atlanta Center is located in Brookhaven.