Honouring our Elders

Joyce and Howard are my near neighbours.   They are a delightful couple who have been married for seventy two years.  That's just about a lifetime!  (I am seventy four years old -  I was two when they were wed.)  Sorry, no photo' available.

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Sarasota philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum died this week, just two months short of her one hundred and first birthday.


She and her late husband Alex  (the founder of the Shoney's restaurant chain)  were generous to the max.  They gave many millions of dollars to charitable causes.

As Betty famously said  "remember that hearses do not have luggage racks"  (in other words, "you can't  take it with you").

Betty had a keen wit. She did not drink alcohol and she did not eat chocolate.  A reporter asked "if you do not like chocolate or alcohol  what do you like?"

Betty responded " Well I had a baby when I was 49".

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Glory be for Betty, and for Howard and Joyce.

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