Wonderful.
This week, Mary Cotter celebrated turning 103 by dressing up as her favourite superhero and volunteering at the Montclair Senior Center, something she’s been doing for 25 years.
She’s a real-life Wonder Woman. And now she’s got the T-shirt to prove it.
Mary’s special birthday suit was a gift from her friends at the center, where she’s been serving up coffee, tea and water as a volunteer for over two decades.
‘They call me the barmaid because I’m serving drinks,’ she told ABC7 News.
The energetic centenarian still lives alone and drives to and from the center five days a week – whatever the weather.
Asked to share her secret to long life and good health, Mary says: ‘Just keep busy I guess.’
True to her word, Mary has lived a very full life. In the 1930s, she helped her high school win the state swim championship. In her 60s, she taught swimming to children. And she helped rescue sea turtles well into her 90s.
The video of Mary’s birthday celebrations has had over 264,000 views after it was posted on the ABC News channel’s Facebook page earlier this week.
‘Proof that real super heroes walk among us,’ writes one woman underneath, while colleague Lupe Navarrete adds: ‘I love this lady!! I work with Mary at the volunteer center. She has more energy than most of us younger folks!! Always smiling and hugs us when we walk in! Super woman she is!! Happy 103 Birthday Mary Cotter, love your friend.’
As for Mary herself, she was largely unfazed by all the attention. ‘I don’t know, just another day went by,’ she said of her moment in the spotlight
