A volunteer at Bay Oaks for more than a decade before becoming a resident guest four years ago, Kathryn Reid Kassner died on May 2, 2012 at age 88. Born on December 10, 1923 in Winston, Missouri, “Katie” – as she was known to friends – had lived in Miami since 1961. She lived a long [...]
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In Memoriam, Kathryn Reid Kassner
Posted in Resident Profiles on May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Happy 104th Birthday, Peggy Jensen!
Posted in Parties, Resident Profiles on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The effervescent Mrs. Peggy Jensen celebrated 104 birthdays today! Truly an inspiration to her fellow residents and Bay Oaks’ staff and friends, Mrs. Jensen is a joy to be around. At 104, she is still trying new things – from Mexican food to weight lifting. Ms. Jensen loves to spend her afternoons chatting away with friends or playing with [...]
Bertha Fisher, Poet in Residence
Posted in Resident Profiles on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Something in the air at Bay Oaks inspires the creative. There are poets and painters, gardeners and musicians, dancers and other artists in residence here. One resident, Mrs. Bertha Fisher, is particularly prolific in her poetry. She is often writing new poems to share with everyone. At 94 years of age, she muses almost daily on [...]
Dr. Gaines, Volunteer & Resident
Posted in Resident Profiles on January 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The charm of Bay Oaks comes from the musical calls of parrots, the smell of fresh-baked pies mingling with the scents of fresh flowers in the bay breeze and, of course, the people that live, work and volunteer here. Dr. Gaines first came to Bay Oaks a few years ago to volunteer in the orchard and [...]
Happy 100th Birthday, Kate Lellow!
Posted in Resident Profiles on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, resident Kate Lellow turns 100! Kate has been living at Bay Oaks longer than any other resident – for 29 years. Born in Germany, she came to the States as a young woman to work as a seamstress in New York. She later moved to Miami to escape the cold and even [...]
Celebrating Lee Gaffney
Posted in Resident Profiles on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes! Live! Life’s a banquet and most suckers are starving to death!” -From Auntie Mame, written by Betty Comden Today, friends of former resident Lee Gaffney celebrated her life with a memorial gathering in the Bay Oaks community room. People came from near and far to share stories of Ms. Gaffney. We toasted her life with [...]
