The Inman, Brooks, Wilson and Lorenz families at 4502 Windjammer suffered from the periodic flooding in front of their building causing access issues in that area, hence the reference to “Lake Lorenz.” It was determined that the concrete aprons between the driveways and the streets had sunk due to a lowering of the ground below. The Schooner Board decided the appropriate remediation of this situation was to raise the concrete aprons, also known as “slabjacking.”
On Thursday, January 29th, sidewalk superintendents Marty Lorenz and Bentley Quinn, 3-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, oversaw the efforts of the Sealtite Insulation & Slabjacking team of Jeremiah “as in Jeremiah was a bullfrog,” and Tim. The able team drilled holes periodically in the aprons and inserted a foam that expanded and lifted the concrete. The apron on the south end was raised three inches and gradually the concrete was pitched towards the north parking lot drain.
The flooding test seemed to work with the water running about 120 feet to the drain. The crew returned the next day and filled the openings and gaps in the slabs. Some people said Bentley had given the whole operation a paws up.
Philip and Maria Aponte spent an entire week celebrating his January 14th 90th birthday with 12 family members. Children, grandchildren and even one-year-old great granddaughter Sienna honored Phil and Maria at The Landings.
Phil was born in the Bronx in 1936, and after a year of college enlisted in the Army for a two-year deployment. He met and married Maria upon his return, and Phil used the G.I. Bill to continue his education, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and an MBA. Maria worked as a secretary and then became a physician’s assistant.
Phil’s proficiency in Spanish drove him to specialize in international business and he and Maria lived all around the U.S. as well as in Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Their three children were born and went to school in different cities.
Lisalynn Abercrombie, Maria Aponte, granddaughter Samantha Reinert holding
great granddaughter Sienna Reinert, and daughter Laura Riehl.
Phil was employed at various banks, American Optical, UNICEF, before ended his career at Hallmark Cards, retiring in 1997. He and Maria bought their townhome in The Landings in 1997 and moved here full time in 1998.
