20170620 - 100 Yr-Old Fitzpatrick (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Three Oaks Assisted Living resident Helene Fitzpatrick clebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Cary. At age 12, the stock market crashed. Fitzpatrick was nearing 27 when the Western Allies invaded Normandy. She was born June 20, 2017, the eldest of three girls, in Philadephia.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Robert (left) and Anna Fitzpatrick and Brian Fitzpatrick suprise the brother's grandmother Helene Fitzparick for her 100th birthday Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Three Oaks Assisted Living in Cary. Fitzpatrick's secret to longevity could lie in her lifelong love of sports starting with joining her high school basketball teams and expanding to tennis and other sports increasing her appreciation for the outdoors.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Three Oaks Assisted Living resident Helene Fitzpatrick is surprised by grandsons Brian and Robert with wife Anna for her 100th birthday Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Cary.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Three Oaks Assisted Living resident Helene Fitzpatrick is surprised by grandsons Brian and Robert with wife Anna for her 100th birthday Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Cary.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Three Oaks Assisted Living resident Helene Fitzpatrick is surprised by grandsons Brian and Robert with wife Anna for her 100th birthday Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Cary.