HADLEY On the cusp of his 101st birthday next month, Stanley Fil was honored with the Boston Post Gold Cane as Hadley’s oldest resident during a Friday afternoon ceremony.“I thank you for this recognition,” Fil said to family, friends and senior.
HADLEY On the cusp of his 101st birthday next month, Stanley Fil was honored with the Boston Post Gold Cane as Hadley’s oldest resident during a Friday afternoon ceremony.“I thank you for this recognition,” Fil said to family, friends and senior.
Asparagus, polka key to Hadley man’s longevity
Hadley resident Stanley Fil speaks to about 40 people, including relatives from Florida and Alaska, who helped him celebrate his 100th birthday at the Hadley Senior Center’s monthly ice cream social on Friday. Among the things that Fil, born in Hadley on June 29, 1921, credited for his longevity were hard work, Hadley asparagus and polka dancing. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Hadley resident Stanley Fil looks up after blowing out a single candle, representing 100 years, on his birthday cupcake during an ice cream social at the Hadley Senior Center with about 40 people, including his sister Amelia Maturszko, left, of Hadley on Friday. Fil was born on West Street in Hadley on June 29, 1921. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING