Resident of the Month

Roberta was born and raised in the Clearwater, Florida, area. She met her husband,Ben, shortly after high school and they were happily married for 54 years until hispassing in 2010. They lived in Largo for a time; and resided in Naples, Florida; beforemoving to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1977.Roberta started working at 17, she had many different jobs, she was a librarian, sheworked at a bank but her favorite was working at different needlepoint stores.

Roberta has been and still is a prolific handcrafter with her current focus being knitting.Her needlework is excellent and she has wonderful examples in her apartment.An interesting fact: Roberta’s family were some of the first settlers in the Sarasota areaof Florida including one of the first doctors.Roberta has 3 delightful children, 5 “very smart” grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchildon the way. Roberta moved to Legacy in September 2023 and can be found most evenings playingRummikub in Bernard’s Sports Bar.

She particularly enjoys the warm, kind and helpfulstaff here at Legacy.