•••• James E. Greenwood May 1937 – Aug. 2020 James E. Greenwood from Mutual 5 passed away after a short and courageous battle with cancer on Aug. 13. He was born to Edwin and Dorothy Greenwood on May 12, 1937 in Pontiac, Michigan. Right out of high school, he attend trade school and became a machine repair foreman in 1955 until he retired in 1991. He started the first Energy Conservation

•••• Linda Jane Barisoff June 1943 – Aug. 2020 Linda Jane Barisoff of Mutual 14 died at the age of 77 on Aug. 16. She was born on June 1, 1943 to Harold and Ann Riches in Millen, Georgia. She went to Washington High School in Los Angeles, California. She married Robert Barisoff on Aug. 1 in 1981. She lived in Seal Beach, California, for 38 years before moving to Leisure World in

s The following are programs sponsored by the Southern California Council on Aging, a trusted nonprofit organization since 1973. It provides unbiased information, programs and services to more than 290,000 seniors and disabled adults annually across Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono counties. It promotes the independence, health and dignity of adults through compassion, education and

HEALTHY AT HOME Most people hope to live comfortably and self-sufficiently at home well into their golden years. The good news is advancements in healthcare and other technology are increasingly allowing aging Americans to live longer at home. The bad news is many are unable to continue to do so once they take a serious fall at home, injuring their hips, heads or other body parts. That’s

GETTING YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER “It’s always too soon until it’s too late” by Cindy Tostado member resources and assistance liaison We are witnessing a rise in situations where a Leisure World unit becomes inaccessible following the death of a shareholder. These units are locked down until legal authority can be proved or obtained. Legal authority may need to be obtained through a

It’s the special people who make Leisure World a special place. And Ricardo Garcia of Mutual 8 is one of them. On Aug. 27, he was walking around Mutual 8 and spotted $2,000—that’s right, $2,000 in cash—on the sidewalk. He looked around and saw no one, so immediately he headed home to make some calls to find the rightful owner. On the way he spotted Mutual 8 President Jeri Dolch walking