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Mary Louk is Senior of the Month

Mary’s parents came from Italy, and moved to the United States to Rosemont, West Virginia, a coal mining town.  Mary lived in Rosemont with her parents and seven siblings until she met her husband when she was 20 years old.  Mary and he moved to Cleveland in 1959, and have been here now for 52 years.

Mary and her husband have three children — two boys and one girl — and three grandchildren — two girls and one boy.  He worked for Alcoa for 43 years and she worked in her home and periodically at cleaning jobs on the side for extra cash.  After the grandchildren were born, Mary spent a lot of time helping out and watching them.

Mary says the best thing she ever did for herself was to walk through the door at the Schwab Center eleven years ago.  She started taking exercise classes at the Schwab Center, and over time things multiplied.  Now Mary  exercises three days a week; walks with the Strollers on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and participates in volleyball and line dancing on Wednesdays, Volleyball and lunch at Deaconess-Krafft on Thursdays, and more line dancing on Fridays.  She helped get the volleyball and walking groups together at Estabrook.  (The volleyball players were even able to buy their own net.)

Mary meets a group of six ladies for coffee every Monday, rain or shine.  She really values her friendships and says that friendships are the most important thing she has gained from coming to SCR.  She also enjoys the trips, getting out, and of course, the activity.

Mary’s most important advice to readers is to “Stay Active!”  Even if seniors don’t feel like getting out of bed in the morning, she stresses the importance of getting out of the house.  “You’ll feel better, both in your body and your mind,” she maintains.