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of Leesburg residents Bob and Barbara Doak have a special interest in
the field of telecommunications. That is because Bob was employed in
this area for 37 years, and Barbara for 31 years.
Bob was born in Kokomo, Indiana, and Barbara
in Indianapolis. They met while working for Indiana Bell, and then both
worked for AT&T until their retirement.
The Doaks raised four children Ð three sons
who live in Georgia, and a daughter who lives in Virginia. The first
son, Mike, is a technician for AT&T. Patrick works for Six Continents
Hotels, and Mark is a Systems Manager for United Distributors. Their
daughter is a Tax Attorney.
The Doak's interest in Central Florida began
when they visited Bob's brother, who has lived in the Leesburg area
since 1987. Bob and Barbara lived in Atlanta just before coming to
Legacy, so they made frequent visits to Leesburg and became attracted to
the area. They realized that Central Florida is close, but not too
close, to Orlando attractions, as well as either coast. Bob's sister
lived in Winter Haven, which presented another reason for visiting this
area (his sister and her husband are now residents of Legacy). Bob and
Barbara checked out other communities, but after seeing the entrance to
Legacy, they decided to stop in and see what Legacy had to offer. They
were especially attracted to the pool area, the nature trails and the
park that encompasses the community. After touring several of the model
homes, they purchased the Charleston.
 Bob
and Barbara moved into their new home in March 2002, and soon became
involved in community activities. Bob enjoys playing softball about four
times a week and an occasional round of golf. He has chaired the
Activities committee for two years and likes to read adventure and spy
novels when time permits. Barbara enjoys coordinating community events,
such as potluck socials, and is currently taking cake-decorating courses
so that she can decorate the cakes used for Legacy's anniversary
parties. She has also just completed helping to publish a community
cookbook that is available for purchase. Outside of Legacy, Barbara is
Secretary of the Leesburg Eagles Ladies Auxiliary.
Bob and Barbara feel that they have common
interests with many of their neighbors and are very happy that they made
the move to Legacy. "The neighbors in the community are like members of
our family," said Bob.
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