PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — After living through two pandemics, more than a dozen recessions and six wars, a Punta Gorda woman is now turning 105.
Betty Irvine is celebrating her birthday in style at Dean’s South of the Border restaurant Saturday.
She credits her long life to living it to the fullest with wine and spending time with her kids in key west.
Janice is betty’s daughter; she said her mom is always the life of the party.
“She has happy hour every Friday and dances in her chair and to keep yourself going at 105, drink a lot of margaritas and wine, and dance and listen to music and flirt with the young guys.”
Janice couldn’t be happier to spend another birthday together.
“She’s the best thing in the world,” Janice said as she shed a tear.
Betty officially turns 105 on Wednesday, June 21st.