>> HAPPY BTHIRDAY. REPORTER: WELCOMING THE FAMILY IN A SHADY SPOT, WHILE INSIDE, APPROPRIATELY ARRANGED CUPCASKE FOR THE GUEST OF HONOR. >> I KNOW YOU NOTICED THE CUPCAKES, YOU READY FOR ONE OF THOSE? >> OH A.YE [LAUGHTER] >> A CELEBRATION OF LORRAINE ENGELHT.AR REPORTER: THE MAYOR OF ALTAMONTE SPRINGS ALSO DROPPED BY TO HONOR THE MOTHER OF 4, GRANDMOTHER OF 12, GREAT GRANDMA TO 24 AND GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER OF 10. >> HEREBY WISH LORRAINE ENGELHART A VERY HAPPY 103RD BIRTHDAY AND HOPE SHE CAN CONTINUE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY MORE YES.AR >> I DON’T KNOW, THAT 103 CAME AWLLFUY FAST. REPORTER: A WOMAN WHO ENJOYED QUILTING HER ENTIRE LI,FE ENGELHART FELT IT WAS WAA Y TO EXPRESS HERSELF. >> I ALWAYS ENJOYED SOWING, ALL MY LIFE I SOWED. REPORTER: ALLOWS YOU TOE B CREATIVE. >> YES IT DOES. REPORTER: DURING COVID, GATHERING WITH FAMILIES ENBE HA.RD THEY DID A DRIVEBY HOW DO YOU LAST YEAR. SHE ENJOYED HAVING FAMILY AROU.ND >> REAL GOOD FOR A CHANGE BECAUSE THEY’RE SPRAWLED OUT ALL OVER. REPORTER: YOU KNOW IT’S A MILESTONE BIHDRTAY WHEN UR BI RTHDAY CARD, SIGNED BY STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS, HAS TO BE AMENDED BY HAND TO SHOW URYO ACTUAL AGE. >> CONGRATULATIONS LORRAINE,OU Y ARE AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] REPORTER: AND STILL GOING STRONG. IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, DAVE MCDANIEL, WESH 2 NEWS. MICH
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103-year outdated lady comfortable to have in-person celebration with household
Guests honored Lorraine Engelhart with a drive-by go to in 2023
Up to date: 8:35 PM CDT Jul 24, 2023
Lorraine Engelhart was born July 23, 1918. On Friday, she turned 103. The celebration in Altamonte Springs, Florida, included a go to from the city’s mayor.The occasion honored Engelhart, a mom of 4, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother to 24 and great-great-grandmother of 10.“(I) hereby want Lorraine Engelhart a really comfortable 103rd birthday and hope she will proceed to spend high quality time along with her household, mates and this neighborhood for a lot of extra years,” Mayor Pat Bates stated.“That 103 got here awfully quick,” Engelhart stated with a smile.Engelhart shared she loved quilting her whole life, saying it was a method to specific herself.“I at all times loved stitching, all my life I sewed,” Engelhart informed WESH 2 Information.Final 12 months for her birthday, her household held a drive-by celebration, this 12 months she was glad to have them round.“Actual good for a change as a result of they’re sprawled out throughout,” Engelhart stated.Employees and fellow residents the place Lorraine lives in Altamonte Springs signed a birthday card with messages for her milestone birthday.“103, I by no means thought I might make it,” she stated with fun.
Lorraine Engelhart was born July 23, 1918. On Friday, she turned 103. The celebration in Altamonte Springs, Florida, included a go to from the city’s mayor.
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The occasion honored Engelhart, a mom of 4, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother to 24 and great-great-grandmother of 10.
“(I) hereby want Lorraine Engelhart a really comfortable 103rd birthday and hope she will proceed to spend high quality time along with her household, mates and this neighborhood for a lot of extra years,” Mayor Pat Bates stated.
“That 103 got here awfully quick,” Engelhart stated with a smile.
Engelhart shared she loved quilting her whole life, saying it was a method to specific herself.
“I at all times loved stitching, all my life I sewed,” Engelhart informed WESH 2 Information.
Final 12 months for her birthday, her household held a drive-by celebration, this 12 months she was glad to have them round.
“Actual good for a change as a result of they’re sprawled out throughout,” Engelhart stated.
Employees and fellow residents the place Lorraine lives in Altamonte Springs signed a birthday card with messages for her milestone birthday.
“103, I by no means thought I might make it,” she stated with fun.
