I retired in 1999 and moved to Earlysville, Virginia. We found the Charlottesville area appealing because of its wineries, theater and fabulous dining options. It had a reputation as a great place to retire. A 2004 issue of Frommer’s even designated Charlottesville the “Best City to Live in the United States.”
As I learned more about the area, I began to envision ways that we can, in the next 20 years, truly live up to that honor by embracing all of our community and history.
Because I had extensive healthcare experience, I was embraced by Martha Jefferson Hospital soon after I arrived and invited to be on the steering committee of their community health program. That role led to additional committee memberships at the hospital, where I met new people, made friends and became fully embedded in the Charlottesville community…