Sunday, March 10, 2013
State Honors Pond Home Resident for Her 105 Years [Note: she turned 106 on January 21, 2014!]
Veronica Carter holds her Massachusetts Senate Resolution given to her by Senator Richard Ross. Senator Ross and Pond Home Administrator Rebecca Annis are behind her.
In 1908 William Henry Taft was president, World War I was off in the future, Major League Baseball only fielded white players, and Veronica (Honahan) Carter was born in West Lynn, MA. Carter, who turned 105 years old in January, was honored with her own day at Pond Home, and State Senator Richard Ross paid a visit to deliver a copy of a resolution passed in the Massachusetts Senate to commemorate the milestone.
Carter lived a life dedicated to education teaching from 1929 until her retirement in 1970. Most of her career was at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, but her career started in Huntington. As an educator, Carter taught commercial subjects like short hand and typing. She also coached girls' basketball, and was an advisor to the school paper and senior class.
She was the oldest of five children born to Robert and Mary Honahan. Her family moved to Walpole while she was a third grader. She would eventually graduate as valedictorian from Walpole High School in 1925 and then entered Salem Normal School.
She married George Carter Jr. in 1941. Together the couple traveled extensively around North America. Carter never flew on a airplane but saw the country by car. With her husband, she was a fixture at Oliver Ames High School games. "They always went to football games, basketball games, spring sports, track and baseball," says her nephew, John Dodge.
Carter was an avid photographer and an active member of the Easton Historical Society.She spent her retirement years in Walpole and New Hampshire and lived in her own home until she was 100. She then moved to Pond Home where she is now the oldest resident. Despite retiring over 40 years ago, she is still remembered by former students who've sent letters from all over the country wishing her well on her 105th birthday.
On March 6th, Ross presented the State Senate resolution to Carter which provides highlights of her long, illustrious life and congratulated her on the "occasion of her one hundred and fifth birthday" and "extends to her its best wishes for continued health and happiness."
Carter lives at Pond Home, 289 East St., Wrentham, MA.
State Honors Pond Home Resident for Her 105 Years [Note: she turned 106 on January 21, 2014!]
Veronica Carter holds her Massachusetts Senate Resolution given to her by Senator Richard Ross. Senator Ross and Pond Home Administrator Rebecca Annis are behind her.
In 1908 William Henry Taft was president, World War I was off in the future, Major League Baseball only fielded white players, and Veronica (Honahan) Carter was born in West Lynn, MA. Carter, who turned 105 years old in January, was honored with her own day at Pond Home, and State Senator Richard Ross paid a visit to deliver a copy of a resolution passed in the Massachusetts Senate to commemorate the milestone.
Carter lived a life dedicated to education teaching from 1929 until her retirement in 1970. Most of her career was at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, but her career started in Huntington. As an educator, Carter taught commercial subjects like short hand and typing. She also coached girls' basketball, and was an advisor to the school paper and senior class.
She was the oldest of five children born to Robert and Mary Honahan. Her family moved to Walpole while she was a third grader. She would eventually graduate as valedictorian from Walpole High School in 1925 and then entered Salem Normal School.
She married George Carter Jr. in 1941. Together the couple traveled extensively around North America. Carter never flew on a airplane but saw the country by car. With her husband, she was a fixture at Oliver Ames High School games. "They always went to football games, basketball games, spring sports, track and baseball," says her nephew, John Dodge.
Carter was an avid photographer and an active member of the Easton Historical Society.She spent her retirement years in Walpole and New Hampshire and lived in her own home until she was 100. She then moved to Pond Home where she is now the oldest resident. Despite retiring over 40 years ago, she is still remembered by former students who've sent letters from all over the country wishing her well on her 105th birthday.
On March 6th, Ross presented the State Senate resolution to Carter which provides highlights of her long, illustrious life and congratulated her on the "occasion of her one hundred and fifth birthday" and "extends to her its best wishes for continued health and happiness."
Carter lives at Pond Home, 289 East St., Wrentham, MA.
Veronica Carter with five of her former students from Oliver Ames High School – four from the class of 1949 and one from the class of 1964. Veronica was advisor to both classes. Question: which of the 5 students is a member of the class of 1964 and who is she or he?