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1. Bradenton Herald | 04/18/2005 | At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
www.bradenton.com/mld/bradento - [Cached]Published on: 4/18/2005 Last Visited: 4/18/2005
At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
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ANNA MARIA - Raul Santee mows his lawn, walks the beach for hours each day and pumps iron while sitting in his easy chair. Every chance he gets, he goes dancing with his wife of 63 years, Alma.
At 85, Santee is the envy of younger neighbors on quiet Oak Avenue.
After a childhood marked by poverty and a portion of his youth spent at war, Santee wanted security for himself and his wife following his retirement as a letter carrier.
He found it in this tiny barrier island city, where the Santees have lived for 27 years in a spick-and span, ranch-style home painted sunny yellow.
The Santee's $3,000 investment in a canal-front lot in 1970 has appreciated into security beyond their dreams.
A similar lot there now would fetch $600,000, a neighbor said.
A child of the Depression
Born in Ybor City in 1920, Santee was a child of the Depression, raised by a mother who worked in one of the cigar factories for which Tampa's historic district is famous.
Growing up in Ybor, Raul remembers living in a house lit by kerosene lamps. He tried earning money by shining shoes on Seventh Avenue, the main drag through Ybor.
"If I had a quarter back in those days, I considered myself rich," he said.
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When Raul and Alma married, she was 17 and he was 20.
Their peace was shattered by World War II. Santee joined the Army, working as a medic. He landed at Normandy, France, two weeks after D-Day.
"It was June 24, 1944," said Santee, who has a good head for dates.
After the war, Raul delivered mail in New York City on Manhattan's Park, Fifth and Madison avenues.
The Santees lived on the fifth floor of an old tenement building on First Avenue. It had no elevators, but they could see the U.N. building.
The entire block has since been razed and replaced by a 20-story building.
Raul and Alma moved with their two sons to Tampa in 1957, where he continued working as a letter carrier, putting in a total of 32 years with the postal service.
Alma worked as a waitress most of her life, including 12 years serving cocktails at Hawaiian Village in Tampa, which has since become a Bennigan's restaurant.
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"I wouldn't move if they gave us $1 million for this house," Raul said.
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It doesn't take much for Alma and Raul to spontaneously break into dance at their island home.
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Being in the world and enjoying it is a point of pride for Raul, who said a seventh grade education hasn't held him back.
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2. Bradenton Herald | 04/12/2005 | At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
www.bradenton.com/mld/bradento - [Cached]Published on: 4/12/2005 Last Visited: 4/12/2005
Raul Santee, 27 year Anna Maria Island resident, has the enthusiasm and vigor of a much younger man.
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At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
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ANNA MARIA - Raul Santee mows his lawn, walks the beach for hours each day and pumps iron while sitting in his easy chair. Every chance he gets, he goes dancing with his wife of 63 years, Alma.
At 85, Santee is the envy of younger neighbors on quiet Oak Avenue.
After a childhood marked by poverty and a portion of his youth spent at war, Santee wanted security for himself and his wife following his retirement as a letter carrier.
He found it in this tiny barrier island city, where the Santees have lived for 27 years in a spick-and span, ranch-style home painted a sunny yellow.
The Santee's $3,000 investment in a canal-front lot in 1970 has appreciated into security beyond their dreams.
A similar lot there now would fetch $600,000, a neighbor said.
A child of the Depression
Born in Ybor City in 1920, Santee was a child of the Depression, raised by a mother who worked in one of the cigar factories for which Tampa's historic district is famous.
Growing up in Ybor, Raul remembers living in a house lit by kerosene lamps. He tried earning money by shining shoes on Seventh Avenue, the main drag through Ybor.
"If I had a quarter back in those days, I considered myself rich," he said.
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When Raul and Alma married, she was 17 and he was 20.
Their peace was shattered by World War II. Santee joined the Army, working as a medic. He landed at Normandy, France, two weeks after D-Day.
"It was June 24, 1944," said Santee, who has a good head for dates.
After the war, Raul delivered mail in New York City on Manhattan's Park, Fifth and Madison avenues.
The Santees lived on the fifth floor of an old tenement building on First Avenue. It had no elevators, but they could see the United Nations building.
The entire block has since been razed and replaced by a 20-story building.
Raul and Alma moved with their two sons to Tampa in 1957, where he continued working as a letter carrier, putting in a total of 32 years with the postal service.
Alma worked as a waitress most of her life, including 12 years serving cocktails at Hawaiian Village in Tampa, which has since become a Bennigan's restaurant.
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"I wouldn't move if they gave us $1 million for this house," Raul said.
...
It doesn't take much for Alma and Raul to spontaneously break into dance at their island home.
...
Being in the world and enjoying it is a point of pride for Raul, who said a seventh grade education hasn't held him back.
...
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3. Bradenton Herald | 04/12/2005 | At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
www.bradenton.com/mld/bradento - [Cached]Published on: 4/12/2005 Last Visited: 4/13/2005
Raul Santee, 27 year Anna Maria Island resident, has the enthusiasm and vigor of a much younger man.
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At 85, Raul Santee is still going strong
...
ANNA MARIA - Raul Santee mows his lawn, walks the beach for hours each day and pumps iron while sitting in his easy chair. Every chance he gets, he goes dancing with his wife of 63 years, Alma.
At 85, Santee is the envy of younger neighbors on quiet Oak Avenue.
After a childhood marked by poverty and a portion of his youth spent at war, Santee wanted security for himself and his wife following his retirement as a letter carrier.
He found it in this tiny barrier island city, where the Santees have lived for 27 years in a spick-and span, ranch-style home painted a sunny yellow.
The Santee's $3,000 investment in a canal-front lot in 1970 has appreciated into security beyond their dreams.
A similar lot there now would fetch $600,000, a neighbor said.
A child of the Depression
Born in Ybor City in 1920, Santee was a child of the Depression, raised by a mother who worked in one of the cigar factories for which Tampa's historic district is famous.
Growing up in Ybor, Raul remembers living in a house lit by kerosene lamps. He tried earning money by shining shoes on Seventh Avenue, the main drag through Ybor.
"If I had a quarter back in those days, I considered myself rich," he said.
...
When Raul and Alma married, she was 17 and he was 20.
Their peace was shattered by World War II. Santee joined the Army, working as a medic. He landed at Normandy, France, two weeks after D-Day.
"It was June 24, 1944," said Santee, who has a good head for dates.
After the war, Raul delivered mail in New York City on Manhattan's Park, Fifth and Madison avenues.
The Santees lived on the fifth floor of an old tenement building on First Avenue. It had no elevators, but they could see the United Nations building.
The entire block has since been razed and replaced by a 20-story building.
Raul and Alma moved with their two sons to Tampa in 1957, where he continued working as a letter carrier, putting in a total of 32 years with the postal service.
Alma worked as a waitress most of her life, including 12 years serving cocktails at Hawaiian Village in Tampa, which has since become a Bennigan's restaurant.
...
"I wouldn't move if they gave us $1 million for this house," Raul said.
...
It doesn't take much for Alma and Raul to spontaneously break into dance at their island home.
...
Being in the world and enjoying it is a point of pride for Raul, who said a seventh grade education hasn't held him back.
...
Raul Santee
