Bob Neuman Where to begin! How to keep the article under 500 words when it cries out for 5000! Suzanne and Gary Popelka joined us at SunBird in September, after looking at several other retirement communities. Their Arizona daughter was instrumental in the choice. “I felt at ease the moment I drove through the front…
Bob Neuman Joyce Rosser refers to her Ed, husband of 69 years, as a “good guy.” He returns the compliment numerous ways. It’s evident the flame of affection has not burned out through all these years. From Michigan, the Rossers discovered SunBird in 1987 when it was then pretty primitive. They became residents in 1998.…
Bob Neuman When a little girl named Toni was born into a Pennsylvania family consisting of brother and sister, she had no inkling of the exciting life she would live. Her mother was a housewife. Her father with an engineering degree traveled as a salesman. After high school and wanting to be a secretary, she…
Bob Neuman The SunBird Personality column usually features a person or a couple, but this time there is reason to include more. Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually to honor our military. The armistice that ended WW I was signed at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th…
Bob Neuman “While walking down a Steubenville, Ohio street in 1955, I heard a lady’s voice say, ‘Don’t I know you?’ I had attended some dances where she was present.” In 1957 Ed Treglia married Estelle Calvary, a union that has continued for 58 years. Since that day, Ed and Estelle have accomplished many things,…
Bob Neuman This dear lady has been blessed with God’s spiritual gifts which she has employed. Her life speaks of serving, teaching, leadership, mercy exhortation and faith for the benefit of others. Lenore “Bunny” Bottorff is also a survivor. In 1941, she arrived nine months before the Pearl Harbor attack. After high school and some…
Bob Neuman Although SunBird has abundant tourists and residents from places like Minnesota, Washington, Oregon and the Dakotas, just a few New Yorkers overlook Florida to retire at SunBird. This charming lady and her husband not only had the fortitude but the good sense to select the best place on earth for their retirement. Jan…
Bob Neuman A span of years can involve many life changes, some quite abrupt. It may be a diagnosis from our doctor, the death of a spouse, the lack of mobility, or the deterioration of our faculties. We here at SunBird definitely have the age factor. As the years flew by, Rich and Ann Pickering…
Bob Neuman Some of us infrequently may have attended the famous Indianapolis 500 race, but this gentleman did not miss a race in 32 years. Bob Hamilton worked at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the grandstand, a job tailor-made for this gregarious man. “I came to know the regular attendees by name and many of the…
Bob Neuman Most of us look forward to visits from our grown children and grandchildren. This charming lady squeezed in this interview along with preparing for her daughter and son-in-law’s arrival this evening from Texas. Nancy Atchley resides in an attractive home overlooking our golf course. Unfortunately, her husband succumbed four years ago, but being…