NOVEMBER 2015

We are so happy to welcome ERIC WOLF and MARY LOU (ML) COCCI , husband & wife, who have bought a house on Toulouse Drive. Both play golf and Mary Lou is a bridge player. Their previous Florida home was at Eastpointe, where Mary Lou served a term as President of The Golf & Racquet Club. The Wolfs' northern home is in Boston, where Eric was a tax partner at Ernst & Young and Mary Lou was a research librarian. They are very involved in charitable activities as Directors of a charitable foundation and as Board members of various organizations. They have two children, one in Boston, one in NYC, and no pets. Big hugs to them both. By Norma Lippman

New members ROBIN and DAVID KIMBALL explored their options before coming to Frenchman’s Creek. The Massachusetts residents had family in Arizona, but decided to look around the east coast of Florida. About seven years ago, the Kimballs were in Boca Raton, at the Boca Beach Club, and were impressed with the weather and the amenities. They rented an apartment and joined The Falls, a country club in Lake Worth. The following year, they bought a condominium in Palm Beach, on the ocean, and David became active in the home owners association there. But they started thinking about the next 20 years and decided that a country club residence suited their needs, so they looked at many of the country club communities along the Treasure Coast and decided that Frenchman’s Creek was the place for them. David is happily retired. He designed and manufactured protective packaging for industry (computer manufacturers, aircraft). Robin is an artist who, over the past 30 years, has designed jewelry and Judaica. Currently her oil paintings are being sold at

Onessimo Gallery at the PGA Commons and she is creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.

The Kimballs have two children. Daughter Stephanie lives with her husband and two children in Hingham, MA, and son Dan and his wife Candice reside in Greenbrae, CA, just north of San Francisco, with their two children. Welcome to Robin and David. We wish you a great life at Frenchman’s Creek. By Jeri Jacobs

We welcome, MARK HURD and KEVIN KRAMP as new residents to Frenchman’s Creek. Mark was brought up in Oklahoma and Kevin is Florida bred. Before coming to Frenchman’s, the gentlemen lived in Newport Beach, California - Balboa Island to be exact. They decided it was time to leave California as their quaint village became a roar- ing tourist destination, plus lack of water and the color green. They have a 21 foot Duffy Sun Cruiser and wanted a place to be able to cruise it so the intracoastal attracted them to South Florida. First, however, they researched Nevada. They narrowed down their search to the Palm Beach Area and when Kevin saw the property knew this was the place for them without even knowing the amenities we have to offer. It had tennis courts, a swimming pool and a place for their boat to be docked in back of their house. They are full time residents. Before retiring, Kevin worked at the University of California for 27 years as Director of Finance for three of the different schools within the university. Mark was in the food and beverage and catering business besides his family business. They are so friendly and at times take turns being laid back but are really full of fun. We predict they will have many friends very soon and wish them good luck and many years of happy times at the Creek.

By bobbe wiener

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