Russ Fahrner was born in Chicago in 1949. He recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Pat. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. A highlight this year was taking his grandson, Eli for college visits. He loves Florida and resides there 4 months of the year. His passion beside family is water and boating. Russ attended Quigley South and graduated from St. Ignatius High School. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University (Winona, Minnesota), a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University and an ESL teaching degree from the College of Lake County. Russ’s work experiences... Read More
Chicago–The Great Retirement Resource
April 2023
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A book dedicated to helping retirees enhance and embrace their retirement experiences using Chicago.
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Russ Fahrner
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Bruce Bohrer
Bruce Bohrer was born and raised in the Chicago area. He earned both his bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in counseling psychology at the University of Illinois. Upon receipt of his master’s degree, he worked as a college counselor, first at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, and then at Harper College in suburban Chicago. After a few years as a counselor at Harper, Bruce transitioned into the admissions office and spent his last 20 years or so as director of admissions for the College. Bruce was quite young when he retired from Harper, leaving the College in December of... Read More
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Summary
Chicago – The Great Retirement Resource is a book dedicated to helping retirees enhance and embrace their retirement experiences using Chicago.
The book begins by identifying the authors’ Chicago journeys. Bruce and Russ grew up in Chicago and have great memories of the south and north sides. By their college years they both lived with their families outside of Chicago. Bruce continued to visit the city to dine, listen to music and work. Russ returned to living in Chicago in 2013 and fell back in love with this great urban center. Both relate how stories at gatherings about Chicago are so vibrant, interesting, and fun. They love talking about Chicago neighborhoods, the parishes, schools, movie theaters, pizza, parks, dining, museums, and of course the Sox and Cubs.
They explore a definition for the big question, what makes you happy in retirement? The research on this topic leads to multiple answers: Fun – Making differences – and Sharing and Caring for friends and family. The book showcases various ways a retiree can be happy and do these three things in Chicago.
There are many connections for your retirement using Chicago. One way is to identify previous or current loves /passions. Russ shows how his boating passion is found over and over in Chicago while Bruce showcases his love of the Cubs by being a Cub usher for 9 seasons. The authors also suggest using curiosity and the love of certain Chicago treasures to connect and broadens one’s relationship with Chicago.
The heart of the book uses 7 retirement components for Chicago retirement resources.
Work – Finances – Living arrangements – Relationships –
Health & fitness – Hobbies & activities – Events & social networks
This book contains many Chicago resources for your retirement journey with an emphasis on creating a retirement plan that identifies issues, establishes goals, and prioritizes evaluating your results. Learn about Chicago and how it will enhance your retirement experience!