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Happy 100s

July 17, 2012 by FHC

One Forest Hills neighbor recently marked a century on this earth. Another is closing in on that milestone.

Joseph Lyman just celebrated his 100th birthday.

Joseph Lyman celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, July 15th. Joe was a well-known lawyer in our city before his retirement, and he has lived on Brandywine Street for 50 years.

Joe celebrated with a party for fifty friends and relatives at his home on Brandywine Street. Relatives came from near and far – Joe’s brothers are gone, but there are many nieces and nephews and their children. A number of lawyers who had worked with him came to give good wishes,as well as the neighbors. To end the festivities, Joe blew out the candle (one candle representing 100 years) on a decadent chocolate cake. — Marjorie Rachlin

Henry H. Brylawski singing one of his favorite songs at his 99th birthday party,
June 9, 2012. (photo by Eugenia Siegler)

Henry H. Brylawski turned 99 years old on June 8, 2012 and celebrated the occasion at a luncheon for more than 100 friends and family members on June 9. The party was carefully planned by Henry and featured three professional musicians who performed several of his favorite songs of the first half of the twentieth century.

Henry introduced every guest present, explained the personal reasons he chose each of the songs performed, and sang a few of the songs himself.

Henry was born on Calvert Street. He and his late wife Molly built their house at 2813 Albemarle in 1950 and lived there until 1978.

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Henry is an avid amateur scholar of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. He is especially proud of the fact that the bricks to his Albemarle Street residence were from Washington’s New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, which was frequently attended by President Lincoln. Henry now lives in the Van Ness North apartments. — Sam Brylawski

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Comments

  1. paul pearlstein says

    July 21, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Congratulations Joe. I knew you were a champion diver and a great lawyer but no fame can exceed Marlene’s Blog.

    • Marlene Berlin says

      July 21, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      Paul, Thanks for the complement, but I can not take total credit. This is a community effort, and we all could not function without Tracy Johnke backing us up the whole way. It is her magic touch that gives us the professional look and tone we all appreciate.

  2. Mary Beth Tinker says

    October 18, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Happy Birthday to two fine neighbors!

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