“Keep your eyes open and listen” are the words that Angel Redoble lives by. When you hear his life story you immediately understand why he feels that way. Everything that Angel has earned was due to his ability to listen and by taking advantage of every opportunity available.

The owner of Anglescapes Landscaping and Design, Angel Redoble lives in Morehead Hill with his wife Jane Nichols O’Kelley, a southern lady and member of the Board of Trustees for Durham Regional Hospital and the Oversight Committee for the Watts School of Nursing.

Angel has been involved with Quality of Life since the onset in 2002, when he was elected Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association President. As President of the neighborhood association Angel was asked to become a member of the QOL steering committee and then later became a member of the housing committee. As part of the housing committee, Angel looked for ways to become more involved in improving the quality of housing for his neighbors in Southwest Central Durham. In particular, Angel wants to encourage neighbors to maintain their housing landscape by planting flowers and trees in their yard. “It doesn’t have to cost a lot,” he stresses. He is particularly fond of the ‘Southern’ plants, such as crape myrtles, gardenias and daylilies, as well as oriental inspired plants and customized landscaping designs.

Angel was a member of the broadcast media in the Philippines. He grew up honoring the value of ‘bayanihan’ (pronounced buy-uh-nee-hun) which can be translated as ‘helping each other’. Angel went on to explain that in the Philippines members of a neighborhood block are encouraged to help neighbors in need and that mentality leads to his community efforts to improve neighborhood conditions. With the values of bayanihan, and his knowledge of landscaping Angel is no stranger to selfless acts of giving. In 2007 Angel heard that Habitat for Humanity was building a home near his neighborhood and wanted to help a neighbor in need by donating plants and services. Angel was immediately intrigued and excited by the opportunity to help with Habitat for Humanity because it is run on the similar principles of bayanihan.

Angel also found other projects that he could provide assistance to. For example, in an effort to get funding for the Hill House Park Angel spoke to the city manager at the time to receive funding from the city for the Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association to complete the park. Outside of his business, Angel looks to give back to organizations that help to feed the hungry, like the Durham Rescue Mission, in particular. Raised to believe that no one should ever go hungry, Angel and Jane try to make life easier for individuals and families at the Rescue Mission by providing food and hopefully time to the center.

His life story is rich with history. He dabbles in poetry and has published a poem dedicated to the victims and families of the 911 disaster. It reads:

“Remember Me” Remember me when I am gone Remember me when I am no longer The sun, the moon, the wind, The tides, the songs, the tears and Remember me in your laughter!

He also believes that “the journey to maturity is perhaps the hardest to traverse. A gamut of reasons come to mind. What forces one to pursue his DREAMS, to reach the penultimate rung of his being at ease with himself to savor his ACHIEVEMENTS knowing that he has withstood the tidal waves of life’s mischievous nature is in itself, a WONDER that not many will EXPERIENCE in this LIFETIME”.

Angel loves painting abstracts and making sure that the kois in the lotus pond, hummingbirds, finches and other critters are fed. He also created a little piazza with a bubbling fountain in the middle. Angel and Jane and their shitzu Tachi and maltese poodle Tsentsen spend most of their time in their own backyard they call paradise.