Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 5, 2023 ~ The Advocate Asks ~ Norma Bacon refl ects on the full life she still leads after turning 100 today: she still drives, shops for her own groceries, cooks her own meals and continues to vote Editor’s Note: For this week’s column, we sat down with Norma (Kimball) Bacon in her Stillings Road home and asked her about the active life she leads as she looked ahead to turning 100 today (Friday, May 5). Norma was born in Swampscott on May 5, 1923, and later moved to Marblehead and was a 1941 graduate of Marblehead High School. She married Roy S. Bacon and they remained together for 68 years before he died in early 2012 at age 90. In 1945, Roy Bacon began Roy S. Bacon Construction, which was instrumental in building much of the infrastructure of Saugus and many of the homes. The company installed much of the water and sewer for homes in town. Norma recalled that her husband was an avid yachtsman and built two 52-foot boats. They had two children: Roy S. Bacon III, who died when he was 14, and her daughter, Constance Rockwood of Groveland, who checks in on her mom regularly. But she notes Norma is very independent: “She gets her own groceries, manages her fi - nances and medications, shops for her food and cooks for herself and does her own laundry. She keeps busy. She loves puzzles, goes to lunch, plays a lot of A: No, but I’ll probably have a glass of wine. Q: What kind? A: Some red wine. Q: I understand that you still drive. Right? A: I do. Q: And you have been driving since 18? A: Yes. Q: That’s a long time. A: Yep, and I haven’t had any accidents. Q: That’s great. How many cars have you been through? Do you remember your fi rst car? A: Oh no. My husband used Constance Rockwood (right) checks out the progress of the 1,000 piece puzzle that she bought for her mom – Norma Bacon – last Christmas. Norma, who turned 100 today, loves assembling puzzles on her dining room table. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Bridge and she goes to the Saugus Senior Center occasionally. She’s also an avid Red Sox fan and went to Fenway Park and got a box seat right on the fi eld for her 80th birthday.” Q: What are your hopes as you look toward your 100th birthday on Friday? A: Well, I hope my health will hold up and I can still be independent. Q: And do you have a special day planned for Friday? A: Yes. I’m going to lunch with my daughter and friends. We’re going to The Continental. Q: What are you going to have that day? 4.75 9 Month CD Savings make dreams possible. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE SAVING FOR, THIS RATE IS HARD TO IGNORE. Here’s your chance to run the numbers in your favor. Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD with an amazing 4.75% APY* gets you closer to those financial goals much faster. Easily calculate better earnings with Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD. Go to everettbank. com to easily open your account on-line in just minutes. %APY* A: I can’t eat anything I want to. Q: What’s your favorite dish? What do you plan to have at The Continental? A: I love the scrod there. Q: So you are going to have baked scrod and what else? A: Squash, vegetables and a salad. Q: What will you have to drink? A: I don’t drink. Q: No cocktails for your 100th? to keep swapping cars for me. Norma Bacon refl ects on the full life she still leads after turning 100 today: she still drives, shops for her own groceries, cooks her own meals and continues to vote Q: So, you would get a new car every three or four years? A: Yes. Q: That’s what my grandmother would do. A: Roy would always have a car for me. Q: What has been the most exciting thing you have done in your hundred years? A: Gee, I don’t know. Q: Did you go down into the Grand Canyon on a pack mule or something adventuresome? ADVOCATE ASKS| SEE PAGE 3 Multi-Family Yard Sale Downsizing for retirement Lots of good stuff including items in original boxes Saturday, May 13th, 8:00 – Noon 110 Grand View Ave, Revere *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes that interest remains on deposit until maturity. A withdrawal will reduce earnings. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Minimum of $500 is required to open a Certificate of Deposit and earn the advertised APY. Member FDIC | Member DIF All Deposits Are Insured In Full.
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