09/12/2025
We were so greatful to have Sam from Black Press Media join us here yesterday for Hilda's Birthday bash! 🥳
She does such a good job of sharing Hilda's story, a follow up to an article she wrote about Hilda last year "Langford war bride reflects on a love that spanned the centuries" 😍♥️🥰
You can check out the full articles at vicnews.com/community ✍🏻
"At 101, Hilda Duddridge might sometimes have a shortage of energy, but one thing she does not have a shortage of is friends.
That's evidenced by the dozens of beaming folks gathered inside Cherish at Central Park, the seniors community where she lives, for her birthday lunch.
For the woman of the hour, the milestone is "unbelievable," she says. She follows in the footsteps of her late husband, Lew, who made it to 104. "You know, you never think of being that old. And I don't feel that old. I feel about 80."
Hilda's party is so lively in part due to her infectious smile and positive attitude. "I've never heard Hilda complain about anything in her life," says Tricia Gamelin, community relations coordinator at Cherish. In the seniors' living community, Hilda is an integral glue in the , she says. "She encourages people who are new in the building to sit with her so that she can encourage them to live with ." Another employee, Tara Ramsbottom, says she "rocks her fashion sense."
Perhaps no one knows her better, though, than her four kids. Daughter Glenys Barry said her mom's adventurous, positive attitude has been a huge inspiration that carries her through to this day."
[read the full story online at: vic news . com / community]
