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“There’s no stress. I still get to do got me all set up in a couple of
all my volunteering.” She calls days.” He is “real happy” to be in
Windsong, where she lives, “the Lubbock. His son’s family, nieces,
senior dormitory. nephews, and
It’s coed.” It’s doctors are here.
obvious that And Carillon is
Mrs. Bray is a a “wonderful
people person. community”.
She has lived in
Slaton, Lorenzo, Newt Robison
Clarendon and was the longtime
Lubbock, and “I director of
left a wonderful personnel for
was the greatest gift they could neighborhood. Hemphill-Wells
give their children – to make the We had a and has been a
decision themselves to downsize, so basement, so we Lubbock resident
it wouldn’t have to be made later by got to know all for 64 years. He
someone else. He and their daughter our neighbors calls himself
Becky were able to live abroad pretty well during an introvert,
because they didn’t have to worry tornado season.” But “this is a new but he likes being “out among the
about her parents. chapter. I’m going to live in the people.” Newt used to play golf, but
Carl says that, within six months, present.” The lively lady punctuated his eyesight isn’t good enough for
that anymore, so he stays healthy
it felt like home. Half of their her comments by holding up a small by walking. Carillon has extensive
70-member Sunday school class purse emblazoned with the phrase, “well-maintained” grounds to
lives in Carillon, so they see many “Let’s make today amazing.” explore during Lubbock’s nine
of their old friends even more often Jerry Brown said Canzada was months of nice weather, and in the
and are now able to visit whenever the first person he met, when
they want. They’ve maintained he moved to the community
lots of friendships, but also enjoy almost one year ago. The
making new ones. Their next-door former football and basketball
neighbor Evelyn Davies has become coach had lived in New Home,
a dear friend in a short time. “We Lamesa, O’Donnell, Tahoka and
absolutely love it here,” Linda said. Albany, Texas before settling
And the wise doctor added, “One down to coach in Artesia, NM
of the greatest barriers to choosing for 49 years. His wife died 23
to move to a community is ‘stuff’. years ago, and eventually, his
People don’t want to let go of it.” children moved away. When
Canzada Bray agreed. “My husband he needed help, his daughter
always said, ‘You can’t pull a often made a 500-mile round
U-Haul after you when you die,’ trip to tend to him. “I saw how
but he left so much junk behind, hard it was on them. It wasn’t
that I had to get rid of.” She smiled hard to leave.” Coach Brown gave winter, Newt logs his miles indoors.
at the memory, but referring to the away or donated almost everything He also enjoys the workout classes
choice of letting go of possessions, in his house. “I only brought a few available for residents. He lost his
added, “It’s better when you make things, but I do find myself looking wife just two years ago and says
the decision yourself.” She loves for things I thought I still had. My moving to Carillon was not a hard
the freedom of living at Carillon. daughter did all the packing and choice. “I would be lonesome in
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