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Photo courtesy of Carole Jacobson Papadatos
Bayside Hills resident celebrates
100th birthday with drive-by parade
Courtesy of Carole Jacobson Papadatos
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
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 drive-by. 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 fi rst woman from
her town to attend college aft er
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 oft en 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.”
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