It Runs in the Family
At Windsor of Savoy, it’s not unusual for one generation to open the door for the next.
A mother recommends the job. A son follows in his father’s footsteps. A daughter picks up weekend shifts while attending school. Before long, conversations around the dinner table aren’t just about work—they’re about residents, friendships and the people who make the Windsor of Savoy feel like home.
For Leasing Director Christine Klindworth, the story began long before she joined the team.
Her mother, Marilyn, was the Windsor’s first administrator and helped lead the development of the community. After retiring, she later chose to make Windsor her home.
Today, Christine welcomes prospective residents and their families, continuing a family tradition that spans decades.
“I am very proud of it. I love my job. I love what I do,” Christine said. “There is just a spirit here that I’ve never encountered elsewhere. And when people walk in, they pick up on it.”
That same spirit has drawn other generations through Windsor’s doors.
As Culinary Front of House Manager, Mike Hazelbaker has spent years getting to know the residents who call the Windsor home. After hearing his father’s stories about the Windsor, Mike’s son, Zach, eventually joined the maintenance department.
For Mike, watching his son build relationships with residents has become one of the most rewarding parts of coming to work.
“The experience has been a great one,” Mike said. “I’m able to see my son and to watch him help the residents and to experience firsthand the things that I have told him.”
Ask Mike why he has stayed at the Windsor, and his answer comes quickly.
“I’m still employed here because of the residents,” he said. “I’ve turned down jobs that paid a lot more because of them.”
He describes the Windsor as “a place of history and knowledge,” where residents generously share their life experiences, wisdom and encouragement.
For Deb Tyler, a member of the Windsor’s dining services team, the path to Windsor also began around the family dinner table.
Her daughter-in-law joined the team first. Later, both her son and daughter worked at the Windsor. Hearing them talk about the residents and the friendships they had built eventually inspired Deb to apply herself.
“I’ve never had a job that I looked forward to going to,” Deb said. “I love this job.”
Each morning, familiar faces greet her in the dining room. “The appreciation they show for what we do every day makes us want to be here,” she said.
Today, Deb laughs that she’s the only member of her family still working at the Windsor. “None of them do but me,” she said. “So, I’m holding up the line.”
But she hopes the family’s story isn’t over.
One day, she’d love to see her grandchildren begin their own careers at the Windsor.
“It would be a good place for them to start.”
While each family’s story is unique, they all point to the same thing: the relationships built at the Windsor of Savoy extend far beyond the workplace.
For some, those relationships inspire children to follow in their parents’ footsteps. For others, they create a place where employees choose to build lifelong careers. And for many, they become the kind of experience worth passing on to the next generation.