Ramon Escarfullery lives in the Pendana Senior Apartments in the heart of West Lakes. He loves living in Community. He said there is no place that he’d rather be than Pendana. To Ramon, you have to live each day as if it is you're last because life is not promised. It is with this spirit that Ramon spends his days greeting people as they come into the building and helping his neighbors as much as he can. If you come into the building, chances are you will see Ramon holding court in the lobby area. With a lighthearted laugh, he jokingly states that the only way he would leave Pendana is if the staff drags him out by his feet!
Ramon has two daughters. His oldest child lives in Tampa and his youngest child lives in Patterson, New Jersey. He is a native of Puerto Rico. Before living in Orlando, he lived in Chicago. While there, he worked in a paint factory, assembling ladders. He has now lived in Orlando for a number of years.
He says that he likes it in Orlando. Wherever he lives, he never has a problem. No matter where he goes, he takes his two feet and goes forward.
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