Juan Villarreal, 68, has spent his entire adult life tending to the greens at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, and he wouldn't have it any other way: 'I would feel empty.'
A 68-year-old crew foreman at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview is celebrating his 49th year of tending to the greens, and he's not done yet.At 68 years old, Juan Villareal is not afraid of work, especially this work. He's been raking every sand trap, cutting every blade of grass and caring for virtually every inch of the 195-acre North Shore Country Club's golf course for his entire adult life.
"I had so many opportunities; friends want me to go into a different line of work. I always say, 'no. I like what I do. I like this,'" Villareal said.Art Villareal moved to the U.S. from Mexico, and started at the club in 1967. Other family members have also worked on the crew there, but none as long as Juan, who will celebrate 50 years there next summer.
That's one year longer than Dan Dinelli, director of agronomy, whose father also worked there. The two are like brothers. In fact the entire crew is like one big family.The two have planted almost every tree and shrub on the course. It's hard work.Juan only spoke Spanish when he came to the U.S. from Mexico. Now he is the foreman directing a crew of about 25, who keep the course in top shape, but that only means he puts in more hours.Eventually he realizes he will retire.
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