January 12, 2023 (Lockport, NY) ─ Heritage Manor of Lockport resident Mary Lenihan recently celebrated her 100^th birthday! Her secret to longevity is a daily dose of chocolate. Friends, family, staff and residents honored her milestone birthday at a party complete with a chocolate fountain, a hot chocolate bar, hot fudge sundaes and more!

Born the oldest of ten siblings in Lockport, Mary was valedictorian of the class of 1940 at St. Joseph’s Academy. After attending business school for nine months to learn secretarial and administrative skills, she worked at Harrison Radiator Division until she married Dan Lenihan on May 25, 1946.

Dan and Mary lived in Lockport until they bought a home on the lake in Wilson in the 1980s. Mary supported her husband’s passion of painting and drawing, accompanying him to many local art shows. Once her two children were grown, she went back to work, teaching third grade at St. Patrick’s School, as well as working in the Niagara County budget department.

Mary has enjoyed a full and active life traveling, playing bridge, baking renowned pies, reading, shopping, Friday night dinners out with the girls, visiting with family and friends, and watching the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees play. Some of Mary’s favorite trips were Ireland, New York City, California, Arizona, the Canadian Rockies, Florida and the eastern seaboard from Maine to Georgia.

Mary moved back to Lockport when Dan passed in 2006, living at the Odd Fellows senior apartments and driving up to the age of 97, until bringing her positive spirit to Heritage Manor of Lockport last September.

For more information about Heritage Manor of Lockport, please contact Administrator Shannon Radlich at (716) 433-7626, at sradlich@depaul.org or visit us on Facebook.