Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
Rosanne Lupoli has taken a little different path in assuming the position of manager at the Sweet Home Senior Center.
She has succeeded Helen Ramsdell, who managed the center for about a year.
Lupoli moved to Waterloo at the age of 3 and grew up there. She attended Lebanon High School and Sweet Home Christian School. She graduated from Lebanon in 1986 and attended Cypress College in Southern California, where she earned certification in the Mortuary Science Program in the mid-1990s.
Prior to moving to the Sweet Home area, Lupoli managed Conejo Mountain Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Camarillo, Calif. Prior to that, she worked at another funeral home.
She went to work in that business in 1992, Lupoli said. ?It was an accident. I needed a second job.?
Her husband, Robert Glanville, had been in the Marine Corps, Lupoli said. Prior to that, he had only worked at McDonald?s and a mortuary. After he left the military, he went to work for a mortuary, and the mortuary needed a secretary. That became her second job.
?I found out that it is just not boring,? Lupoli said. ?There?s way more going on than anyone ever realizes ? and the people factor. You meet some of the nicest people on the worst day of their lives.?
The couple moved to the Sweet Home area about seven months ago.
?We were just tired of the crowds, traffic, congestion,? Lupoli said. ?My grandfather lived here, so I spent a lot of time here. I like the scenery, the people, and the town has a lot of pride.?
She especially likes the natural beauty of the Sweet Home area. Lupoli and Glanville have no children. She said she enjoys rock hounding, spending time with family and friends and the outdoors.
Lupoli hadn?t planned to go to work as quickly as she did, but she saw an ad for the Senior Center manager position in The New Era and applied.
?I?m used to working with older people,? Lupoli said. ?They have a lot to share and offer. I thought that it would be enjoyable for me.?
She wanted to stress that many of the Senior Center?s programs are open to the public and extends an invitation to the public to participate in various programs.
Lupoli said she sees opportunities for the Senior Center to work with the Boys and Girls Club, with which it shares the Jim Riggs Center.
?I think there?s a really good opportunity for the two agencies to be able to get together and offer the community even more programs,? Lupoli said.