![]() "We've had some great experiences in life, a good life," he said. Ann Aaberg, visits weekly, as do others.Īll this connects him to the people and beliefs that helped shape his life. While it is "tough being alone, in one room," he said, he fills his time by listening to the radio, talking on the phone, listening to books on tape about World War II and attending weekly Bible study on the phone with the men's group from North Community Church in Marshfield Hills.Ī longtime friend, Roger Williams, comes every Thursday afternoon and reads to him. Taking long life in stride: 'What's the fuss about?' Randolph women turn 106, 102 at Fireman Community Like Ginger Rogers: Bob Boyd, 92, is blind, plays award-winning bridge, asks rivals, 'It didn't hurt, did it?' His family includes two daughters, Alexia, of Pennsylvania, and Annette, of New Jersey two sons, Glenn, of Florida, and Stephen, of Plymouth four grandchildren and three great-grandsons. Jean died in June 2020 at age 92 of Alzheimer's disease, after also being cared for at Newfield House. Now, at 100, life has naturally slowed down. His job took him, his wife, Jean, and their four children for long stays overseas. In his youth, he believed "in hard work and whenever I got a job, I made it pay." I can spend almost a whole day taking care of myself." "And now I take care of myself as much as I can. "We had some great experiences," he said. He spends much of his time alone in his spacious room, well cared for, with an attentive family who call daily and visit often. Legally blind due to glaucoma and macular degeneration, he is a resident of Newfield House, a nursing home overlooking Plymouth Harbor. ![]() Older, wiser in a kinder, gentler world: Elders who inspired us in 2022Ī Good Age: Married 74 years, Pat and Veronica Pastuszak craft independence at home in Abington I recently listened to Hughes as he provided all the elements of a good story, speaking with confidence, candor and humor.Īs interesting as it was, I was also impressed by how he handles the present − accepting both what it provides and what has been taken away. "My father has always had so much energy and drive, a passion for life, which he exudes even at age 100," his younger daughter, Alexia, says. ![]() PLYMOUTH − Bob Hughes has certainly enjoyed a life filled with adventure. View Gallery: Photos: Former Duxbury resident Bob Hughes reaches 100 in Plymouth
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