Cypress Cove Events
March 17, 2023

Joan Winokur: A Life of Creative Expression

By Cypress Cove Resident Donna Miceli For someone who claims she never had a “career,” Joan Winokur has lived an extremely busy life filled with a wide variety of interesting and creative experiences— involving both working for pay, and volunteering. “This is what happens when you haven’t had a career and need to find ways […]
February 13, 2023

Dick and Mona Lee Davis – Lifetime World Travelers

By Cypress Cove Resident Robert Runck If Cypress Cove had a travel championship, Dick and Mona Lee Davis might well be titleholders. To see why, read on. The Davis couple were high school sweethearts. Their first date was to Dick’s junior prom. After graduation Dick joined the Navy, serving four years aboard a submarine, the […]
January 31, 2023
Cypress Cove Resident Bety Russel President's Volunteer Service Award

FY2022 President’s Volunteer Service Awards

54 Cypress Cove residents recognized for 100 hours or more of volunteer service FORT MYERS, Fla. (February 1, 2023) Cypress Cove luxury life plan community recognized 54 residents who volunteered a total of 16,521 hours on campus during the 2022 fiscal year at a brunch held in Edison Hall on January 31, 2023. Led by […]
January 16, 2023
Cypress Cove Security Manager Stephen Boone

Security Has Our Backs

By Cypress Cove Resident Marcia Goldberg Stephen Boone, our security manager, begins his explanation of the department’s work by saying it’s there to “ensure the safety and well-being of our residents, visitors and employees.” And ensure they do, according to residents’ surveys, which rate Security highest of all our departments! There are 114 eyes watching […]
December 9, 2022
Janet Prior

Resident Profile – A Glance Back: Janet Prior, Pioneer and Ultimate Volunteer

Janet Prior and her husband Charlie moved into Cypress Cove on April 12, 1999, just one week after opening day. As she told Lucinda Henry in a 2012 Cove Currents article, “It was one of the best decisions we ever made. We had a big extended family right from the start.” Now, 23 years later, […]
November 1, 2022
Cypress Cove resident Marsha Addis

The Multi-Talented Marsha Addis

By Cypress Cove Resident Robert Runck Marsha Addis is a busy woman, and always has been. Here at Cypress Cove, she is a member of the Staff Scholarship Committee, Vice-Chair of the Technology Committee, Chair of the Opera Society, and occasional member of the Cove Currents staff. She is also secretary for the DEF-3 district. […]
October 17, 2022
Pearl's Closet at Cypress Cove

Pearl’s Closet Was a Life Saver

A Glance Back story written by Cypress Cove Resident Donna Miceli It usually takes some time for new residents to find and explore Pearl’s Closet, but for Maude Scolaro the need for the items available there was almost immediate. On the day she was due to move into her apartment, she got a call that […]
August 29, 2022
Cypress Cove resident Frank Haskell

Frank Haskell: Super Fund Raiser and Lifetime Success

By Cypress Cove resident Robert Runck The view in Frank Haskell’s apartment has given him joy every day since he and his wife Betty moved to Cypress Cove. You will need to understand his special connection to the fountain outside his window and to Galisano Children’s Hospital to understand why… After the death of their […]
August 5, 2022
John & Darlene Cypress Cove (2)

Right Place, Right Time Led to Successful Career in Broadcasting

By Cove Currents Resident Donna Miceli If John and Darlene Schwandke were asked what factors led to their successful careers as owners of two radio stations in John’s hometown of Muscatine Iowa, it’s likely they could give some credit to being in the right place at the right time. For John, it started when he […]