âShe loves Jesus more than anythingâ: St. John the Baptist parishioner turns 100 With help from his dad, Francisco Carrillo, 2-year-old Michael reaches out to Alice Shelley following a Mass that included a birthday blessing for Shelley. Michael was born prematurely, and Shelley prayed hard for him. âI told Michael to say, âThank you,ââ said the boyâs mom, Adriana Carrillo. (Katie Scott/Catholic Sentinel)
select Alice Shelley is pictured circa 1938 as a student of the now-closed Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland. (Courtesy Kathy Fonaas)
MILWAUKIE These days she can’t hear the digital version, but Alice Shelley nonetheless has an effective alarm clock. “God gets me up in the morning for daily Mass,” she said. “He is my alarm.”