“Silver Linings,” a feature about life after retirement. If you are a retiree with an interesting story about your new life or know of someone who fits the bill, email your suggestion to editorial@cjn.org and include “Silver Linings” in the subject line or tweet us at @CleveJN.
Chagrin Falls resident Joel Teplitzky held various careers while he worked from age 16 to 80.
Mayfield Heights resident Phyllis Raphael was exposed to volunteering at a young age, seeing her parents’ passion for community.
When Barbara Lurie retired from teaching 15 years ago, she wanted to find ways to continue learning and teaching others.
From the time he was 17 years old, Al Mazur had full days and nights.
In between playing cards, knitting and crocheting, Harold and Sandy Levine of Beachwood attempt to make their community better.
Whether it was in her career as an occupational therapist or through her community involvement pre- and post-retirement, Shellie Sedlak has always had an affinity for helping others.
Working as an alcoholism and chemical dependency counselor for 50 years, Ellen Bishko has always had a knack for helping others.
As a longtime practicing lawyer, Harvey Snider has always had a lot on his plate.
Joan Wittenberg lived a varied employed life, and after being retired for 25 years, she can say the same about her retired life.
For Judy and Tom Spaulding, retirement was the perfect opportunity to give back to their community.
When diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007, Karen Jaffe found there weren’t many options available to seek help and support while she grappled with her life-changing diagnosis.
At 96, Chuck Newman takes his retirement day by day.
Cary Hodous has always been a hands-on person.
When Linda McMullen’s brother died in 2009, it set off a chain of unfortunate events in her life. Her husband passed a month later, and then one of her cats died in 2010. By July 2010, she was downsized out of a career she had been in for over 35 years.
When Charlene Press retired in 1998, it wasn’t because she wanted to.
The closer Linda Sandhaus got to retirement, the more excited she got to make an impact on her community in a way that interested her.
Retiring amid a pandemic, Claudia Madden was eager to find a new purpose and way to utilize her talents in a way that benefits her community.
Both coming from the health care field, Meryl and Jeff Kaplan share more than just professional interests. The University Heights couple also shares a love of volunteering during their retirement.
After the death of his mother when he was 3 years old, South Euclid resident Herb Resnick’s father brought him everywhere with him – even to volunteer activities. Getting exposed to these experiences early set the course of his life – both civically and professionally.
For Steve Fox, being idle is not an option.
