Conclusion of Home Moves

             (Continued from 2 /12/18)

My retirement and our moving back to Seward at the end of 1991 was prompted by several factors, not the least of which was my increasing PSA level. I had friends who had gone the various routes of intervention so had some idea of choices that would need to be made. John Cattle offered the opportunity for me to join the Bank's Board of Directors; I joined the Kiwanis Club of Seward, and became a full-time member of the “Little Herrods” coffee group within the first couple weeks. Dr. Hoff gave me a couple injections which enabled us to have an “around USA” Amtrak trip and a USDA Work Group trip to Budapest, Hungary, to work with former Soviet Countries. I then had a Prostatectomy at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. In July we took Carolyn and Julie and drove the Motor Home to Yellowstone National Park. It was the beginning of many years of travel, and involvement in Religious, Environmental, Political, and Community organizations.            

Our next housing move didn't occur for nearly 25 years with the move into Rivendale; a retirement facility in Seward on September 1, 2017. Our 3 boys were back from Indiana and Virginia to assist and Carolyn provided the leadership in making this move. It involved cleaning out our house at 131 North 1^st Street in Seward that we had owned for 35 years, having an Auction and listing the house for sale. Our move to the Independent Living section of Rivendale was not prompted by any specific problem but rather by a realization that we were no longer able to take care of our house and yard and that we wanted to make the move while we were both able to enjoy it. And we do.