East Lyme Senior Center, parade celebrate resident 105 years young
October 09, 2020 12:00 am
• Last Updated: October 10, 2020 9:17 pm
Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell says a few words to the people that participated in the East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating her 105th birthday. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
East Lyme — Friday marked another milestone birthday for an East Lyme resident who lived through the last major world pandemic, the 1918 influenza.
A drive-by parade from the East Lyme Senior Center celebrated the 105th birthday of Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell, including flowers and a crown for the birthday queen. O'Connell, who lives with her daughter and son-in-law Colleen and David Gebhard, watched with them and their children, Caitlin and Cameron, from the front yard of their house as her friends passed by.
Afterward, she said a few words to participants, who gave her a round of applause.
Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell reacts as she and, from left, her grandson Cameron Gebhard, granddaughter Caitlin Gebhard and son-in-law, David Gebhard, watch the East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating her 105th birthday. O'Connell and her family watched the parade from the front yard of the home where she lives with her daughter, Colleen Gebhard, and son-in-law, David Gebhard, in East Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell receives a bouquet of flowers from Jane Bowen, an administrative assistant at the East Lyme Senior Center, after O'Connell and her family watched the East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating her 105th birthday. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell reacts as Katherine Bragon, a friend from the senior center, places a Happy Birthday crown on her head after watching the East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating her 105th birthday. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell reacts as she sees a friend drive by while she and her family watch the East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating her 105th birthday. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
People who participated in an East Lyme Senior Center drive-by parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, celebrating Beatrice "Bea" O'Connell’s 105th birthday applaud after she said a few words. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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