Africa-Press – Seychelles. Claire Coutts, a resident of St Elizabeth’s Convent in the English River district, celebrated her 102nd birthday yesterday.
This was part of a small ceremony that took place yesterday afternoon at the convent where he has been staying for the past 4 years.
Present at the ceremony are family members, friends and some residents, as well as the Minister for Local Government and Community Affairs, Rose-Marie Hoareau; Member of the Assembly for English River, Honorable Andy Labonte; district administrator, Jancy Volcère; representative of the Department of the Family in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Family, as well as the representative of the 3rd-Az.
Mrs. Coutts received several gifts from the family and others present and among them was a hamper from President Wavel Ramkalawan presented by Minister Hoareau, a bouquet of flowers and a cake from the district authority presented by Honorable Labonte and a hamper from the family department.
When she spoke to the media, Mrs. Coutts said that she is happy to have reached this age, something that she did not expect.
He added that he has done enough good in his life to keep him in good health and get that respect.
“I am happy. I see that everyone respects me and I also respect them. I think I have done well enough and I also thank you for what you have done for me. They respect me and I also respect them. I thank you for that,” Mrs. Coutts said.
Born Claire Agnes Ah-Kong, Mrs. Coutts is among the three centenarians who celebrated their birthdays this month after Antoinette Barrack who celebrated her 105th birthday on January 8th, and Noemie Beniot who celebrated her 108th birthday on January 2nd.
Mrs. Coutts, who was born on January 11, 1922, grew up in Anse Louis for twenty years before she moved to live closer to the city when she was an adult. Since she was a talented seamstress and was very dedicated to it, Mrs. Coutts took this as her profession and practice for several years of her life. He has only one son, Justin Mémée, who is 81 years old, as well as a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Mémée said that there is a short memory to speak, his mother is in good health and is being well taken care of where she spends the summer. He pointed out that his mother is not someone who gets sick and that is what he believes helped him to reach this age. He says he visits her every week.
“I hope that he continues to stay in good health and that God helps him to stay physically ‘fit’ like he was there, no more, no less. Fotespere continues to receive the good treatment where he is and that he does not dominate with them,” Mr. Mémée said with a laugh.
According to Mr. Mémée, his mother’s grandparents are descendants of Sinwan where his grandfather lived for 106 years. He explained that his mother got the Coutts signature after she married her father-in-law, an army officer from Leskos, late in the sixties. He pointed out that he also (his father-in-law) has only one child, a boy like his mother, and his father, Marc Mémée, who was not married and stayed with his mother, died young enough in the in the sixties.
It was Father Yves from the Catholic Church who gave the blessing and communion to Mrs. Coutts.
Our selection of portraits shows a couple of moments from the ceremony last year.
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