Teresita Abbott This is Me

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1. 1. Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Newspaper, A Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper, Virgin Islands Guide, Virgin Islands Info

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   Published on: 12/21/2006   Last Visited: 12/22/2006

   ST. THOMAS - Graceful, independent and spiritual is how friends describe Teresita Abbott, the oldest resident of the Lucinda Millin Home for the Aged, who celebrated her 107th birthday with a party at the center Wednesday afternoon.
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   Originally from Tortola, Abbott has lived at the Lucinda Millin Home for the last 29 years. She never married and has no children, said Marva Mercer, V.I. Housing Authority community services specialist.
   
   Abbott has memories of attending Catholic School, and she worked as a lottery dealer for many years in Savan and Market Square. She is a faithful member of Christchurch Methodist.
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   As selections such as "Mama Bake De Johnny Cake" and "One Day At A Time," by Percival Nurse and Richard "Mousie" Howard piped into the hall, Abbott sat next to her close friend, Emily Thomas.