{"id":43713,"date":"2019-07-05T17:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T21:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=43713"},"modified":"2019-07-05T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T21:09:34","slug":"local-lehigh-resident-gets-surprised-by-county-commissioners-on-her-104th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/07\/local-lehigh-resident-gets-surprised-by-county-commissioners-on-her-104th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Lehigh resident gets surprised by County Commissioners on her 104th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gwendolyn-Hutchinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gwendolyn-Hutchinson.jpg 410w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gwendolyn-Hutchinson-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption> Lee County commissioners Frank Mann and Cecil Pendergrass came to help celebrate the 104th birthday of Gwendolyn Hutchinson of Lehigh Acres. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee\nCounty commissioners Frank Mann and Cecil Pendergrass came to help celebrate\nthe 104th birthday of Gwendolyn Hutchinson of Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncommissioners each surprised Hutchinson with their own special gift during the\nJune 25 birthday celebration held at Lehigh Acres Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pendergrass\nbrought and read a ceremonial resolution recognizing her on this special day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Let\nme first say happy birthday. We are both here, because this is a great celebration\nand we want to help celebrate your life and recognize all the amazing things\nyou have done,&#8221; Pendergrass said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nresolution was a tribute to Hutchinson&#8217;s life, which began June 25, 1915 on the\nisland country of Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hutchinson\nmarried the love of her life and graduated from a college in Kingston, Jamaica.\nShe later went on to embark on a nursing career that led her to work in Mount\nSinai Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, at\n104, she shares her love for the Lord, care for others and gift of music on the\npiano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mrs.\nHutchinson is an amazing woman, she always has a positive attitude and a\nbeautiful smile on. She loves going out shopping, helping others and playing\nthe piano,&#8221; said Elizabeth Owen, Care Services manager for Lehigh Acres\nPlace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Mann presented Hutchinson with his own gift, which was a serenade of the song entitled &#8220;Let Me Call You Sweetheart,&#8221; a song performed by a few artists over the years, the most popular version being by Bing Crosby in the 1930s. The entire room joined in to help sing the song that brought a huge smile to Hutchinson&#8217;s face.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following\nthe serenade, Mann asked that everyone join him in singing happy birthday to\nHutchinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hutchinson\nthen took a few moments to speak to her guests and thank the commissioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\nwant to thank everyone for coming, friends, family and strangers. God bless you\nall,&#8221; Hutchinson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Party\nguests and family members then joined Hutchinson for a celebratory lunch followed\nby cake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee County commissioners Frank Mann and Cecil Pendergrass came to help celebrate the 104th birthday of Gwendolyn Hutchinson of Lehigh Acres. 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