Lifelong Legacies
Live your life ...
Tell your story ..
Preserve your legacy.
Explore Lifelong Legacies
Leave a legacy of love and caring ...
Our mission
is for YOU to explore, articulate, and preserve your legacy.
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We take great care in assessing your needs and requests, thereby ensuring YOUR best plans. We believe designing your portfolio will be a meaningful experience for you and ultimately your family. This process relieves the stress and anxiety that can occur during an unexpected event.
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At any stage in your life, it takes courage to have these conversations. We would be honored to help you create a priceless gift to share with YOUR loved ones.
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Let Lifelong Legacies assist you!

Developing Your
Personal Legacy Portfolio
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The Whole Path
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The Last Chapter
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The Personal Legacy
Owners & Founders
While traveling together, the concept of our company began organically. Conversations about legacies in our personal and professional lives led us into deeper discussions. We both realized we had a passion to help others design what their own personal legacies would be.
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Our own personal legacies expanded,
taking a new path!
Kelly Fortner has a master's in occupational therapy. She also has an undergraduate degree in psychology, health sciences and holds a certification in grief counseling. She loves to talk with people about what they value most in life. Lifelong Legacies is her dream job!
Debbie Glass has a bachelor's degree in science and is a Registered Nurse with more than 30 years specializing in geriatrics and long-term care consulting. Experiences, both personal and with clients, drives her belief and passion that creating a personal legacy and planning for the future is meaningful!
Kelly Fortner, OTR/L
Debbie Glass, BSN, RN
Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who benefits from completing their legacy?
A: Singles. Couples. Families. Aging generations.
Those faced with an illness. New parents. Gift givers. Gift receivers.
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Q: Do you provide legal, financial or medical advice ?
A: Lifelong Legacies consultants can refer legal, financial & medical decisions to appropriate parties. We facilitate conversations (including the hard ones), educate throughout the process, & assist you to identify/organize/record pertinent & critical items for your personal legacy portfolio.
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Q: How is a Personal Legacy Portfolio different from my estate planning or last will & testament?
A: A Personal Legacy Portfolio defines what you leave behind, your specific remembrances and ideas that are unique to you (personal legacy, family history & background, end of life preferences & critical paperwork).
Generally, estate planning covers the estate (possessions & property). A will is a legal declaration of a person's property & estate after death. Trust documents do address some of these areas but need to be facilitated.
Advance directives generally only include a health care proxy & living will.
Lifelong Legacies will help assemble these crucial areas as you age.
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Q: Why choose Lifelong Legacies?
A: Lifelong Legacies gets the job done! Most people know they should have the conversations but life & time constraints get in the way so most NEVER do! Our team has devised a format that is in depth & comprehensive, and is an enjoyable process facilitating wonderful conversations covering areas most people do not think of. Engaging in our services will better prepare you, provide peace of mind, while decreasing stress & anxiety.
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Q: Why is this a gift?
A: Imagine your legacy (your stories, messages, & wishes) living on forever.
Imagine your preferences stated & known. Imagine your important paperwork organized in one location.
These are reasons why a personal legacy portfolio is a priceless gift that can be shared among loved ones!
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Featured Articles
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Lifelong Legacies
4830 Mt. Vernon Blvd.
Hamburg, New York 14075
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716-523-1436
716-512-9444
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Gift Certificates
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Testimonials
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"Speaking from experience, Lifelong Legacies did a great job for me & my wife!"
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"They assisted my Dad with discovering the legacy he wanted to leave behind and how he wanted to be memorialized. I am forever grateful to their compassion and kindness — I would highly recommend without hesitation!"
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"Kelly & Debbie helped me with all my legacy planning needs. They were so professional & thought of everything! I am so grateful for Lifelong Legacies & my family is too!"