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She arrived in Happy Valley as a Penn State freshman in 1972, and she’s never left. She married her college sweetheart, gave birth to two children and now dotes joyfully on three grandchildren.
But even though she brims with pride over those loved ones, Lydia Abdullah has never limited the exercise of her motherly gifts to her own family. In fact, Mrs. Abdullah has also showered empathy and hugs on others throughout the Centre Region. That’s why she richly deserves selection as my “Happy Valley Mother of the Year.”
Although I admit my own limitations in choosing among our community’s many fabulous moms, I am nonetheless proud of the three honorees: