Flesher was the first resident of the Idaho State Veterans Home in Post Falls, where many of her family and loved ones gathered for the party and quilt presentation.
A World War II veteran, a second lieutenant, a surgical nurse, an artist, a dancer, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother.
Alice Flesher has been many things in her time on Earth, and she was celebrated for all of them Saturday on her 102nd birthday, during which she was also awarded a Quilt of Honor in recognition of her military service.
A 40,000-square-foot museum with a mission to honor the untold stories of the African American journey at the site of one of the country’s most prolific slave-trading ports opens today