BY BETH A. KLAHRE, PHOTOS BY JACKIE WHITAKER PHOTOGRAPHY AND COURTESY OF BOB PERRY It wasn’t until Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall resident Bob Perry was retired – twice – that he first stepped onto a softball field. Born in Detroit, Michigan, his family relocated to San Jose, California where Bob grew up, attended high …Read More…
BY BETH A. KLAHRE, PHOTOS BY JACKIE WHITAKER PHOTOGRAPHY Ever since he was a child, Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall resident Larry Vacek liked to draw. He admits he did a lot of doodling instead of a lot of note taking in high school in Nebraska where he was born and raised. “My trademark was …Read More…
BY BETH A. KLAHRE, PHOTOS BY JACKIE WHITAKER PHOTOGRAPHY < br> Back in the day when Notre Dame University was an all-men’s school, mechanical engineering student John Ballance from Montclair, New Jersey first laid eyes on Eileen Tellson. Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, Eileen was studying accounting at St. Mary’s College, the women’s …Read More…
BY BETH A. KLAHRE, PHOTOS BY JACKIE WHITAKER PHOTOGRAPHY As a young girl, Grace Napper loved everything about Play-Doh. “I made animals and things of that sort;’ she recalls. “That was so many years ago;’ says the Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall resident laughing. She has come a long way from forming those figures with …Read More…
Check out the behind-the-scenes action from our WRAL TV segment last week! We filmed residents here at Carolina Bay to talk about friendships that are made, common myths of retirement living, and what it’s like being a ‘freshman’ in the community. We’ll post a link here once this goes live!
