>> 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
'103 came awfully fast': Lorraine Engelhart celebrates 103rd birthday in Altamonte Springs
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Updated: 6:24 PM EDT Jul 23, 2021
Lorraine Engelhart was born July 23, 1918. On Friday, she turned 103. WESH 2 News dropped by for the celebration in Altamonte Springs, which included a visit from the mayor.The party honored Engelhart, a mother of four, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother to 24 and great-great-grandmother of 10.“(I) 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 years,” Mayor Pat Bates said.“That 103 came awfully fast,” Engelhart said with a smile.Engelhart shared she enjoyed quilting her entire life, saying it was a way to express herself. “I always enjoyed sewing, all my life I sewed,” Engelhart said. Last year for her birthday, her family held a drive-by celebration, this year she was glad to have them around.“Real good for a change because they're sprawled out all over,” Engelhart said.Staff and fellow residents where Lorraine lives in Altamonte Springs signed a birthday card with messages for her milestone birthday.“103, I never thought I'd make it,” she said with a laugh.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Lorraine Engelhart was born July 23, 1918. On Friday, she turned 103. WESH 2 News dropped by for the celebration in Altamonte Springs, which included a visit from the mayor.
The party honored Engelhart, a mother of four, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother to 24 and great-great-grandmother of 10.
“(I) 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 years,” Mayor Pat Bates said.
“That 103 came awfully fast,” Engelhart said with a smile.
Engelhart shared she enjoyed quilting her entire life, saying it was a way to express herself.
“I always enjoyed sewing, all my life I sewed,” Engelhart said.
Last year for her birthday, her family held a drive-by celebration, this year she was glad to have them around.
“Real good for a change because they're sprawled out all over,” Engelhart said.
Staff and fellow residents where Lorraine lives in Altamonte Springs signed a birthday card with messages for her milestone birthday.
“103, I never thought I'd make it,” she said with a laugh.
