SAN DIEGO
On Monday, World War II bomber pilot Gerald “Jerry” Solheid of San Diego marked his 103rd birthday with his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Family members who gathered to visit Solheid at Nazareth House in Mission Valley were grateful for the arrival of the vaccine. But if anyone could get by without the much-anticipated shot, it might be Solheid. In December, he survived a bout with COVID-19; in 2009, he beat lymphoma; and in 1944, he escaped four B-24 bomber crash landings with little more than a scratch.
“He’s a very religious man, so we have always said he has an angel on his shoulder,” daughter-in-law Susan Solheid said on Monday.
Then, it all came crashing down. I knew something wasn t right for sure just because I couldn t really put too much pressure on (my left knee), Glass said. But for the first week, I didn t even know that (my left ACL) was torn, and our trainers were telling me that it might have been something with my hamstring. I didn t find out until about a week later when I took an MRI. That s when they told me.
Glass said he sustained his season-ending knee injury after catching a pass and planting awkwardly in a Week 6 win at LaPorte on Sept. 25. He walked off the field under his own power thinking he would return, but when it was confirmed that Glass high school football career was over, he was heartbroken.
Staten Island woman, 105, shares secrets to long life: Faith in God, hard work and red wine at dinner
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Not even a pandemic could stop Camille Petosa from celebrating her 105th birthday on Jan. 7. Although COVID-19 nixed any plans for an in-person birthday party, the Dongan Hills resident was feted by family and friends via a ZOOM party.
Mrs. Petosa was born Camille Marie DiIorio in Kinney, Minn., on Jan. 7, 1916, one of seven children. Although raised in several mining towns on the Masabi Range, she worked in her younger years on her family’s small farm.
In remembrance of Patrick Solano, a decorated World War II veteran who became a public servant under nine Pennsylvania governors, WVIA will air a special rebroadcast of the award-winning original documentary film “War Stories: Pat Solano” this Friday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. on WVIA-TV.
The Pittston Township resident died peacefully at home on Jan. 23 at the age of 95, surrounded by his wife of 66 years and his family.
His obituary describes his long and interesting life:
Born in Pittston on June 22, 1925, he was the son of the late Carlo and Mary Aita Solano. In 1942, Pat graduated from Pittston Twp. High School and was drafted by the U.S. Army Air Corps, along with his brother, Nick. He served as a flight engineer on 23 combat missions with the Eighth U.S. Air Force Heavy Bombardment Group aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress. For his service, he was awarded the Group Presidential Citation, the Air Force Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the E