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If advice comes from someone who s lived a century, witnessed and escaped the horrors of the Holocaust, and survived combat duty in World War II, it s wise to listen.
Walter Sommers has plans for life after the pandemic.
Heâs anxious to resume his duties as a volunteer docent at Terre Hauteâs CANDLES Holocaust Museum, which is temporarily closed.
âI hope to be doing that again very soon,â Sommers said Thursday afternoon.
Courtesy Nancy SommersLong marriage: Louise and Walter Sommers were married for 73 years. She passed away Nov. 30 at age 95, just a month before Walterâs 100th birthday. The couple had been living at Westminster Village.
In the meantime, heâll be marking his 100th birthday on Dec. 29.
Yes, this man who witnessed the Kristallnacht (or Night of Broken Glass) during the Holocaust, escaped Nazi Germany with his family and fought for the U.S. Army during World War II more than 75 years ago is looking forward to 2021.