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Resident Spotlight

The collective wealth of life experience, personal and professional knowledge, and wisdom of our residents should not be taken lightly. Our residents hail from many geographical locations, and from many different backgrounds.

These residents were kind enough to share their stories with us. We hope you enjoy these posts and, in the process, get to know your neighbors just a little better.

Who knows – this could be the beginning of a fantastic new friendship!

Margarite Tuchardt

Meet Margarite

Julie Rivera
October 30, 2022

Margarite Tuchardt began writing poetry while attending Weber State College in Ogden, Utah in the late Seventies. After moving to Santa Cruz in 1979, she enrolled in a class at the YWCA, taught by Ellen Bass, author of “The Courage to Heal”. Later, she met Natalie Goldberg, who wrote “Writing Down the Bones”. She attended…

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Lillyam Tabares art at La Posada

Meet Lillyam

Julie Rivera
October 29, 2022

Lillyam Tabares was born in Medellin, Colombia, known as the City of the Eternal Spring, due to  its mild climate. She is one of 4 children. Her Dad was a Firefighter and her Mom was a Teacher and Artisan. Lillyam obtained both her Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees in Sociology and Project Management from the University…

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La Posada resident Summer Rogers

Meet J. Summer

Susanne Espinoza
December 10, 2021

The youngest of four girls, Summer was born in Santa Barbara County and raised in Hemet, California, a farming community over the hill from Palm Springs. “I got married right out of high school, partly to keep my husband from being drafted. Several of our friends were sent to Vietnam and they did not come…

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La Posada resident Florence

Meet Flo

Susanne Espinoza
December 10, 2021

Flo was born and raised in Waukegan, Illinois, north of Chicago. After getting married, she and her husband, Bill, spent four years in Valdosta, Georgia, where Bill, who was in the Air Force, was stationed. During that time Flo worked as a receptionist at an Air Force dental clinic. Her son was born during this…

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La Posada resident Joy Harmon

Meet Joy

Kayla Gerry
December 10, 2021

Joy was born in 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota during wartime. Her father was away serving his country in the army, so she lived with her grandmother and her mother, Dorothy Easter. Joy’s brother Richard also lived with them. Her father, Richard, was a Captain and a medical doctor. Joy remembered that her mother and father…

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La Posada resident John McCallie

Meet John

Kayla Gerry
December 10, 2021

John was born in Watsonville to Dorothy and Russ. John’s father owned a service station, a car lot and a liquor store. He also served as County Board of Supervisors in Santa Cruz for 8 years. John’s mother was a homemaker and worked as a bookkeeper for the family business. She later opened a flower…

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La Posada resident Daryle Webb

Meet Daryle

Kayla Gerry
December 10, 2021

When talking with Daryle, you really get a sense of his vast knowledge and experience. He seems to have an anecdote for most topics and has great delivery as a storyteller. Daryle, who sometimes goes by Bob, was born in Hayward, CA to a Mormon family. His father, Wilford Thomas Webb Jr., was a Bishop…

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La Posada resident Pat Boyle

Meet Pat

Kayla Gerry
December 10, 2021

Pat Boyle was born in England, the year of the Queen’s coronation. In 1955, she and her parents were sponsored by a great aunt to come to America. They left London on March 29, 1955 and arrived one week later at Ellis Island on April 4,1955.  Pat’s father was born in Poland and her mother…

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La Posada resident Nikki S 01

Meet Nikki

June Ettinger
December 10, 2021

Nicole is known as “Nikki” to her friends, although she answers to either name. She was born in Wisconsin and spent her early childhood there. However, at age 15 she left and went to live with an older brother in the Chicago area. In the late 1950’s she met Kei Yei Shinsato, who courted her…

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La Posada resident Eve Roberson

Meet Eve

Kayla Gerry
August 1, 2021

Evelyn, who goes by Eve, was born in Monmouth, which is near central Illinois, close to Mississippi. One of eight children, she had six sisters and one brother. Eve and all of her siblings were born at home. Her brother was the oldest and Eve was the third daughter. As children, Eve and her siblings…

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