Resident Spotlights

ADRIENNE GREENSTEIN

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Adrienne used to waitress at a summer camp named Camp Allegro, which afforded her to do what she wanted to do as an adventurous adolescent! She then went away to Oswego State College on Lake Ontario but lasted only two years after “having snow up to her waist.” She instead graduated from Hofstra University with a BS in Education, and went on to teach 5th grade for 30 years in Long Island. She moved to Manhattan, remarried, and enjoyed a fabulous social life living on 11th Avenue, never missing a Broadway show. Adrienne is the mother of two daughters, and still loves to walk like a true New Yorker and enjoys a good theatre performance. Her motto has always been “Live Life the Best You Can!”

GAIL NIEBRUGGE

Gail Niebrugge is perhaps one of the most accomplished artists here at All Seasons. Gail began her career as an illustrator for the US Navy and Marines in San Diego, and later established the Instructional Media Center for the Grossmont High School District in La Mesa, CA. She moved to Alaska in 1976 after falling in love with the landscapes. Gail has completed over 59 original paintings and 16 major public commissions in Alaska. In 1977, Gail obtained her pilot's license and flew her own Cessna 170B throughout Alaska’s isolated interior. In 2006, she was commissioned for the Alaska Governor’s inaugural poster and in 2012, she received Alaska’s highest honor of a Governor’s Award for the Arts as an Individual Artist. Recently widowed after 59 years of marriage, Gail enjoys her time reading, traveling, and hiking, and being mother to her son Ron and daughter Tawny.

RICHARD BELLSEY

Richard “Richie” Bellsey has been married to Marsha for 35 years and together they raised Rob, Jen, Deb, and Amy. Richard would like people to know that he is (and has been) “the happiest fella”, which was the theme of his bar mitzvah party. His high school yearbook even featured him as the best dancer in his class! Richie worked as a graphic designer, became a sculptor, and is interested in anything art-related. Richie went back to college for another degree in the Fine Arts and graduated in 2001. He spent a summer school semester in Spain, but still can’t speak Spanish. One of the things most noticeable when first meeting Richard is his infectious smile; Richard can light up a room with his joyful spirit.