THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 22, 2024 Page 3 ~ The Advocate Asks ~ Saugus resident Sadie Thibault looks forward to her 25th Leap Year Birthday as she nears 100 years old Editor’s Note: For this week’s column, we sat down with Sadie Thibault, who will become Saugus’ latest Centenarian next Thursday (Feb. 29). She said turning 100 will be her “greatest accomplishment.” Sadie’s daughter, Deborah, joined us for the interview. Sadie was born Sadie Doris Pearl Reed in Lynn on Feb. 29, 1924. She is a 1941 graduate of Saugus High School. She is the oldest of nine children and is the only surviving sibling. Sadie went to work at GE after graduation, where she met her future husband, Alfred “Al” Thibault. They married on Sept. 17, 1949. Sadie worked for 39 years as the church secretary at the East Baptist Church in Lynn. She and Al worshiped at the Park Street Church in Boston, where they were both Sunday School teachers. Their only child, Deborah, 63, was born in 1960. The couple finished building the house that Sadie and her daughter still live in during 1961. Al and Sadie were married for 34 years before Al passed away in October of 1983. Deborah, a 1978 graduate of Saugus High School, earned a bachelor’s degree in music and education from Gordon College. 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut Street We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-7 p.m. Sunday MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: Sadie and Deborah Thibault this week during an interview in their Charles Street home. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) She has worked most of her life as a sales associate in the seafood industry, working the last 30 years for Slade Gorton, a company that imports seafood from around the world. Highlights of this week’s interview follow. Q: Please tell me what it means for you to be turning 100 years old. Have other relatives or people in your family reached the century mark? A: It’s hard to say how I feel. I’m still alive. It doesn’t feel like 100. No one else in my family has reached this milestone. I know my limbs don’t work the way they used to. I was the oldest of nine children and I outlived them all. My sister Loraine died last year. Q: Are you excited to be turning 100 soon? A: No. It makes me wonder what the next 100 years are going to be like! ASKS | SEE PAGE 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Private Parties Private Parties 4-7 p.m. $9.00 12-9 p.m. 7:30-11 p.m. $10. 18+ Adults Only After 7 PM $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net ON THEIR WEDDING DAY: Sadie and Al Thibault exchanged vows on Sept. 17, 1949. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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