Think of your favorite hobby. Do you think that you will be participating
in it when you are in your 90s? No one can tell what their future will hold,
but for those who are lucky to be in good health, their twilight years can be
some of the best and most proactive years of their lives. A wonderful example
of a person flourishing late in life can be seen in our North Huntingdon resident,
Bob Eakin. Bob is a very talented and generous man who has lived at Redstone for
a little over a year. At 94, he has spent the last 15 years of his life performing
the art of woodworking.
Before moving to Redstone, Bob
resided in Herminie, PA with his wife and daughter. He was employed at the
Kroger Meat Plant in the Maintenance Department until the time of his
retirement. Although he had no experience in woodworking, he decided to pick it
up as a hobby. Since then, his work has ranged from cars and trains to dollhouses
and music boxes. All are very detailed as you can see in the photo above. Bob
spends anywhere from 50 to over 100 hours on one piece. Spending so many hours
on something this detailed can be tedious and difficult for some, but Bob
enjoys every minute of the time spent in his workshop at the Redstone Highlands
North Huntingdon Campus.
Although much time and effort is
put into his pieces, he has never entered any of them into a contest. He used
to bring them to craft shows, but decided that wasn’t for him. Woodworking is
simply a hobby for Bob. So, what does he do with all of these beautiful works
of art? He donates them! He has given many of them away and has put quite a few
of them on display at Redstone Highlands. We are grateful for Bob’s generosity
and talent!
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