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Bayside Hills resident celebrates 100th birthday with drive-by parade
Louise Ceci Jacobson celebrated her 100th birthday on May 10. Photo courtesy of Carole Jacobson Papadatos
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A Bayside Hills woman celebrated
her 100th birthday on May 10
as a car cavalcade of friends and
family circled her home honking
horns and displaying signs from a
distance.
Louise Ceci Jacobson, also known as
Luisa or Louie, sat on her patio as she
was pleasantly surprised by the driveby.
She was also presented with a proclamation
from state Senator John Liu
and Councilman Barry Grodenchik.
“Everything was kept a surprise and
she loved it,” said her daughter, Carole
Jacobson Papadatos.
Following the drive-by, Jacobson
enjoyed a birthday lunch in
her backyard with friends and family
maintaining social distancing
etiquette.
Loved ones both locally and in Jacobson’s
native Italy compiled a video montage
that they screened during a 100-
person, cross-country call over Zoom.
Jacobson has resided in Bayside
Hills since 1962. She was born on May
10, 1920, in Italy, Vallecorsa. She became
the first woman from her town to attend
college after enrolling in the University
of Rome.
Jacobson then continued her studies
at the University of Southern California,
and Hunter College in New
York City.
As a teacher in New York City, Jacobson
taught Spanish, Italian and math for
over 25 years. She retired in 1982.
She is known to all as a kind, generous,
sweet and loving person. Among
her many hobbies, she is often described
as a master bridge and mahjong player,
who loves traveling.
One of Jacobson’s most famous and
wise quotes:
“What doesn’t happen in a year, happens
in a day.”
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed by
e-mail at cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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