While his wife catches her breath, a supply of ladies always waits for a partner. Anyplace older people congregate, the story's the same. According to U.S. census figures, in 1998 there were more than three unmarried women for each unmarried man 65 and older. After his wife died in 1997, Pankey says he didn't need to cook for two months. A stream of eligible elderly ladies was at his door with casserole dishes.
Romance can take some odd turns in a subculture statistically so out of whack.
At John Knox Village, that would be Don Parkes. He has a fantastic personality, he is very outgoing and funny and fun to be around. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's tall, trim and energetic and looks barely a day over 65. And that, Parkes admitted, has earned him a reputation. I'm kind of a kidder.