PAT BOND & GEORGE WHITING
Live at 1016 Soledad (was Lori & Don Camp’s)
Pat: Born & grew up Quebec, Canada
George: Born & grew up in Connecticut
Met in Allentown, PA in 2002, working on same project at work
Been married 20+ years
Climbed an 8 ft fence to go swimming on their first date
Have 3 cats: a Maine Coon, Ragdoll, & a Feral Moggy Farmer
Moved here from Wilmington, NC
Have lived in The Villages since May 2024
Like to ride their tandem bike
Pat:
Did HRMS implementation
No children
Hobbies: painting - watercolor, golf
Fun Fact: Was born 2631 kilometers due north of The Villages
George:
Did HRMS implementation
2 children & 2 grandchildren
Hobbies: running & golf
Fun Fact: Used to have a pony tail – got it cut at age 22
CAROL & BOB DeMINICO
Live at 923 Soledad
Both born & grew up in Cleveland Ohio
Met the night before thanksgiving 1978 at a dance club.
Married 45 years.
2 children. 9 grandchildren
No pets now - rescue greyhounds in the past.
Moved here from Marblehead Ohio
Have lived in The Villages for four years
Both like to golf & exercise
Carol:
Was a dental hygienist. Previously a nurse.
Hobbies: crafts, reading.
Fun Fact: Was the 7th of 9 children. One brother is a Catholic priest. With our daughter repurposed and sold old furniture and various craft items.
Bob:
Was the director of Recreation for the City of Westlake Ohio
Hobbies: yard work
Fun Fact: Officiated college women’s basketball for over thirty years. Reff’d a NCAA Division 2 semifinal game. He has had seasons tickets for the Cleveland Browns for 46 years.
BRENDA KOLBRICH & JIM HIGGINS
Live at 927 Soledad
Brenda: Born and grew up in Ontario, Canada
Jim: Born in Bangor, Maine, Grew up in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Met each other online, been together 2 years
Brenda:
Moved here from Orlando
Has 2 children and 2 grandchildren and 1 cat
Lived in The Villages for 1 year
Was a realtor, been in real estate for 26 years
Hobbies – walking
Jim:
Moved here from Raleigh, North Carolina
No children but 2 cats
Has lived in The Villages for 6 years
Was a software developer, worked for IBM for 42 years
Hobbies – golf
FRAN ROBERTSON & LARRY FLOYD
Live at 1069 Soledad (was Lastowka’s)
Fran: Born in New Orleans, LA, Grew up in Atlanta, GA
Larry: Born in New Haven, CT, Grew up in Durham, NC
Met online and been together for 6 years
No children or pets
Moved here from Pelham, AL (outside of Birmingham)
Lived in The Villages for a few weeks
Are LONG TERM renters - never want to own a house again
Fran:
Used to be a RN and was in medical sales
Hobbies – walking and … looking for new ones. Active in sorority alum group – Zeta Tau Alpha
Has lived in Germany & South Korea
Larry:
Used to be a physician
Hobbies – exercise, swimming, movies
KARI & SANDERS HILLIS
Live at 1014 San Antonio (was Ruth Henning)
Both born in Wisconsin
Kari: Grew up in Racine, WI
Sanders: Was a Navy brat and lived all over the world
They met in 1991 at Salmon-a-Rama in Racine, WI
Married 31 years.
Have 3 daughters, 1 son-in-law and 2 soon to be son-in-laws.
No grandchildren and No pets
Both are the “middle child”
Moved here from Avon, IN – west of Indianapolis
Have lived in The Villages for 2 years
Hobbies: games, camping, bee keeping, golf, tennis, pickleball, biking
Kari:
Was a K-8 teacher – math & science
Graduate of Univ Wisconsin – Madison
Is a Big 10 Sports Fan, Played fast pitch in college
Fun Fact: Has been bitten in the face twice by dogs
Sanders:
Was an Electrical Engineer and an Intellectual Property Attorney
Graduate of Ohio Univ
Was a triathlete & still enjoys biking & running
Is Kari’s “Mr Fix It”
PEGGY & DAVE MILLER
Live at 1031 Soledad
(was Linda & Duane Hills, next door to Kelly & Jonathan Miller)
Peggy: Born in Vermont, Moved to Maine in 2009
Dave: Born in Troy, NY, Grew up in NY & Maine
Met each other at work
Been together for 20 years
Have 2 children, no grandchildren, 2 dogs
Moved here from Maine
Lived in The Villages since 2018
Discovered The Villages after a cross-country tour. Stopped to visit family and drank the Kool-Aid. Bought 1st place 1 week later.
Love Live Theatre
Peggy:
Worked as sales manager for a large waste and recycling company for over 30 years (kind of a “Trashy” lady)
Has 3 children
Hobbies: Refinishing furniture. Estate sailing. Gardening. Biking.
Fun Facts. Learned to ride a motorcycle at 50.
Dave:
Used to be an engineer
Hobbies – live theatre, restore old motorcycles and cars, bake Christmas cookies
MARY URE & DARYL SOEDER
Live at 1502 Dolorosa (next to Robyn Giles)
Mary: Born & grew up in Mankato, MN
Daryl: Born and grew up in Denver, IA
Met each other on Match.com in 2007
Been together for 18 years
Have 6 children, 6 grandchildren, no pets
Moved here from Plymouth, MN
Have lived in The Villages for 3 weeks
Hobbies: Golf, travel, hiking, exploring new places - have explored all 50 states and 4 continents
Mary:
Was a small business owner before retiring
Other hobbies - horticulture
Fun Facts: Was a 4-H IFYE Exchangee to the Netherlands many years ago
Was a Tomato Can Loving Up Award recipient = award for outstanding service given from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management presented to 1 student annually
Daryl:
Worked in accounting before retirement
Other hobbies - visiting breweries and trying different beers
Fun Fact: scored a perfect score on the math ACT exam
SUZY & JACK McKIM
Live at 1503 Lavaca (was Linda Layfiel & Jean Summers)
Suzy: Born in Seoul, South Korea, family lives in the Chicago area
Jack: Born & grew up in New Jersey
Met in South Florida in 1992
Got married in Las Vegas in 2002 (22 years ago)
Lived in The Villages for 5 years
Have a 17 year old cat and plan on adopting an older dog from a shelter
Suzy:
Was a flight attendant for Northwest airlines
Is a founding member of Paradise Dancers (Hawaiian Music) - they perform at events in the Squares
Jack:
Owned bartending schools in Boston, Miami, & Dallas before retiring in 2014
Hobbies: golf, pickleball, exercising at Genesis Athletic Club
CHRISTINE DONOVAN & ROGER LaVIALE
Live at 1009 Soledad (was Kay & Larry West)
Christine: Born in Coastal, ME, Grew up in Maine & Washington DC
Roger: Born in Germany, Grew up in Pelham, NY
Met each other in college in late 70’s
Been together for 35 years
Have 2 children -
one is a window designer for Kate Spade in NYC,
other is a lobbyist for SpaceX/StarLink in DC
No grandkids yet
Moved here from Stowe, Vermont
Lived in The Villages for 4 winters - but have rented 12 houses during that time
Have traveled 65,000 miles during & since Covid in 19 ft Sprinter camper van - 2 months to Florida in fall & 1 month to Vermont in spring, going very slowly on back roads, exploring slightly further west each time. Have thoroughly explored mid-Atlantic & deep south (except for Louisiana →next spring)
Christine:
Founded & ran her own renewable energy consulting business for 25+ years
Hobbies: Currently: swimming, biking, hiking, yoga, kayaking, pickleball & gardening
Past: scuba diving, ice skating, hockey (started at age 50), & backcountry / cross country skiing
Fun Fact: used to pound on sons drum when no-one was home
Roger:
Was a custom builder & cabinet maker
Hobbies - pickleball, kayaking, hiking
Fun Fact: climbs trees with ropes and a harness. Have been kicked out of parks and questioned by police.