Palatine woman celebrates 100th birthday
Betty Thomas holds a photograph of Paddock Elementary School students in Linda Kiehl's class that she received as a birthday gift. Thomas turned 100 on Monday, Jan. 12th.
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Betty Thomas looks at a birthday bear with Susan Buchanan at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine. Buchanan's son Jack was among a group of students from Paddock Elementary School who threw a surprise birthday party for Thomas.
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Paddock Elementary School students in Linda Kiehl's class wait in line to serve cake at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine. The cake was part of a surprise 100th birthday party for Betty Thomas.
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Betty Thomas receives a birthday cake from Deb Hackenberg at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine. Paddock Elementary School students threw a birthday party for Thomas during the students' monthly visit.
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Betty Thomas blows out the candles on her birthday cake at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine. Betty has eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
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Paddock Elementary School students from Linda Kiehl's class Matthew Breitenstein, left, and Meleina Teodoro give Betty Thomas a photo of their class at Thomas' 100th birthday party at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine.
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Paddock Elementary School teacher Linda Kiehl and student Matthew Breitenstein give Betty Thomas flowers during her 100th birthday party at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine.
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Paddock Elementary School students from Linda Kiehl's class Matthew Breitenstein, left, and Meleina Teodoro spot themselves in photograph they gave Betty Thomas at her 100th birthday party at Tamarack Retirement Residences in Palatine.
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