Cypress Cove Events
June 19, 2023

A Glance Back – Virginia Hanley

Virginia’s Addiction to Exercise Benefits Cypress Cove Residents By Cypress Cove Resident Donna Miceli “It’s hard to know how many hours of walking and exercise Virginia Hanley has totaled through her lifetime.” Thus began a story in the Spring 2015 issue of Cove Currents that officially introduced Virginia to Cypress Cove residents, many of whom […]
May 30, 2023

Inspiring Wellness Profiles

These wellness profiles are just a few examples of residents who enjoy Cypress Cove’s wide variety of wellness programs, amenities and offerings to stay active and healthy. We hope they will inspire you to stay active in all the dimensions of wellness! Rich Slomkowski is a former professional baseball player, PE teacher, athletic director and […]
May 10, 2023
Cypress Cove resident Louise Echols

When It Comes to World Travel, Louis Echols Takes the Prize

If Louise Echols had to choose a theme song, the perfect choice would probably be “I’ve Been Everywhere,” which was made popular by singer Johnny Cash. Louise literally has been everywhere—every state in the union, every continent in the world, and, at last count, 124 countries. As if that weren’t enough, she has been to […]
April 12, 2023

Dick Schoneker: Key Player in Sending MAN TO THE MOON

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, […]