Vale Henrietta - 111 Years Old and Best Bridge Partner Ever

Last month my mother (Queen B, aged 108 1/2) lost her longtime bridge partner at 111 years of age. They had played bridge almost weekly for years until COVID caused their senior center to shut down. If you can get through Newsday's paywall you can read he amazing supercentenarian's obituary ( https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/obituary-henrietta-dobin-111-years-old-kuhg9grg) but better still you can see Henrietta (above) being celebrated on her 110th birthday here (with Queen B doing the voiceover and seen in the background):?https://abc7ny.com/henrietta-dobin-110-years-old-long-island-super-centenarian/10962530/.

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