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At age 100, Irene Was of Warren is still painting and drawing. She also speaks conversational Polish and Spanish.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at bcole@tribtoday.com or metro editor Marly Kosinski at mkosinski@tribtoday.com.
WARREN For Irene G. Was’ 100th birthday last week, she was gifted a bouquet of 100 roses.
A friend joked that if she sketched one rose per day for 100 days, she’d have the bouquet drawn in no time. After all, flowers are the subject of many of Was’ paintings and drawings.