“I need to be busy and engaged. I used to say, when I wake up in the morning, I have to decide who I am. These days, it’s more like I have to decide if I am!” Age 93 CURRENT INTERESTS: … [Read more...]
Lisa Esherick
“I think we have to do things with gusto!” Age 76 CURRENT INTERESTS: Painter; traveler; gardener CAREER: Painter; art teacher Lisa looks and moves like someone two decades younger than her … [Read more...]
Liz Raymer
In Memoriam Liz Raymer 1930 - 2017 Career: Marriage and family therapist; probation officer “Sometimes older people get kind of set in their ways—that’s not me!” Liz passed away … [Read more...]
Margie Pezzaglia
“I’m a party girl!” Age 96 CURRENT INTERESTS: Gracious hostess; self-proclaimed party girl CAREER: Homemaker; mother; volunteer From her snowy, perfectly coiffed hair to her manicured … [Read more...]
Pat Sakai
“I don’t think about ‘aging’ gracefully. I try to‘live’ as gracefully as possible.” Age 70 CURRENT INTERESTS: Painting; vocal study and performance; travel; hiking, cycling, and weight training; … [Read more...]
Peter Sussman
“I’m a big believer in framing. How you grip something with words is how you perceive it.” Age 76 CURRENT INTERESTS: Writing (especially poetry); photography; social justice; current … [Read more...]
Russ Ellis
“We’re just making it up as we go along.”Age 82 CURRENT INTERESTS: Sculptor; painter; social activist CAREER: Professor of Architecture and Vice-Chancellor, UC Berkeley; Professor of Sociology, … [Read more...]
Steve Toby
“You have to find your corner of the vineyard—what you do well, what you enjoy doing.” Age 76 CURRENT INTERESTS: Native Here Nursery and community volunteer; LGBTQ advocate; choral singer; stamp … [Read more...]
Sue Bender
“Leave room for the unexpected.” Age 85 CURRENT INTERESTS: Writer CAREER: Author; ceramics artist; family therapist Sue’s gentle nature shines out brightly from dark, intense … [Read more...]
Troy Duster
"I don’t think people experience aging as a long, slow process. They experience it like a snap of the fingers. It’s a sudden jump. You say, 'What happened?'" Age 80 CURRENT INTERESTS: … [Read more...]
Bill French
“One of the most important things for me is to have a dream, and follow my dream.” IN MEMORIAM BILL FRENCH 1926 - 2018 CAREER: Chevron refinery engineer; community builder; … [Read more...]
Chana Bloch
IN MEMORIAM CHANA BLOCH 1940 - 2017 “As I got older, the writing got—in a way—a little bit easier. I began to have access to areas that I might have closed up before.” CAREER: … [Read more...]