JEANNE WALTERS (1922-2018)
Has spent her entire life helping the community and volunteering to dozens of organizations
- married Les Walters in 1946 and co-owner of Walters Cycle Co for 40 years (1949-1989)
- has one daughter Bonney who helped manage Walters Cycle Co up until 1989

JEANNE ISABEL WALTERS

Jeanne was born on April 28, 1922 and initially lived in Cudworth, SK. She was an only child. She thinks its possible she was born in the Rosthern Hospital.

Jeanne was raised in Wakaw, SK as a child by her mothers brother William Mylymok for a number of years during the late 1920s and early 1930’s. Its likely that she was only taught Ukranian until she started English at school. Her parents had split up and her mother Marie Mylymok moved to Saskatoon to have a better chance of a career. Her mother was a talented dressmaker and Jeanne remembers some of the wonderful outfits she made her. Jeanne never knew her father, Joe Woloshyn, who died in 1938. Her mother would make many trips back to Wakaw to visit her and bring her gifts.

As a child, Jeanne remembers going to the library and reading every book that they had. She always enjoyed a good story or biography and has books sent to her house each week from the library right to the present. Jeanne's house has always been filled with books with every topic imaginable.

Jeanne remembers wearing moccasins inside men’s skates as a kid to go skating. Her mother sent her an adult bike on the train one year. Jeanne couldn’t reach the pedals and crashed into a telephone pole and never could ride it.

Jeanne wrote: In Wakaw we all made our own fun, skating, tennis, hockey and reading school library books over and over. There was a girl’s hockey team, baseball teams, sleighing parties, chess, poker (in the local hotel), concerts and dances. We all made our own fun. The biggest change in entertainment was when the first talking pictures came to the village in the 1930's - "The Terror", "The Home Towners, and "Rin Tin Tin". The talkies price was raised to 75 cents from silent movies at 50 cents. Eventually by 1935, when "King Kong" was shown, it only cost 35, 25 and 15 cents for children. Organizations tried to raise a few dollars (I imagine most small villages and towns were doing much the same) with a Fireman's Masquerade, Wheat Pool, badminton dances and often the Hard Time dances in halls and barns. The town hall stage was used for drama by the United Church Choir (which I sang in) and by the Sisters in the convent.

Her uncle Bill was very strict and expected she would be home each night by the time the town bell rang at 9pm. He worked at the Lumberyard and times were tough in the 1930’s. Jeanne shared a bed with her younger cousin Alex when the family lived in a small bungalow in Wakaw. Alex was 5 years younger than Jeanne. Her aunt Ann cleaned the Wakaw United church each week with Jeanne’s help after school and on Sundays. The first female appointed minister in the United Church of Canada was at the Wakaw United Church at this time. At home everyone had outhouses and no indoor plumbing. She had to help chop wood for the fire. There was no electricity in their home. They would put snow in a bowl so they could boil water. Clothes were put on a scrub board. They had a car for a time but the depression caused the loss of everything for everyone in the community. She never went on any trips. Only a few people had a car such as the bank owner and the town judge. She never had a toy or a doll as a child.

Jeanne did well in school and ranked #1 in her class in Grade 4 with high marks across all subjects with an 85% average. She remembers taking Ukranian classes after school for a few years. She could write and read Ukranian at one time but since everyone else was using English she had no use for it.

Florence Danby was Jeanne’s best friend in school and they kept in touch for 85 years. Her father, a judge, bought the Wakaw Hotel. Jeanne sometimes got to ride in a car going on a Sunday stroll with the Danby family.

She moved to Saskatoon in 1936 at age 14 to finish high school and to take a three year Commercial Course at Saskatoon Technical Institute. She had already completed Grade 9 in Wakaw but she was told she should take the complete course that Tech offered so she redid Grade 9 through 12. Her report card showed a C+ average. Courses included, along with regular curriculum, were typing, shorthand and bookkeeping. (During the war, facilities for radio and electronics were provided at this collegiate). In the city there were many libraries to use and art galleries to visit. The outdoor skating rinks were free seven nights a week

Starting in 1936 she was on her own but for a time had a roommate with Irene Teady - a schoolmate who passed away in 2015. They split the rent which is believed to have been possibly $7.00 a month which amounted to $3.50 per girl. The rent doubled after the veterans came home from the war. She remembers taking the trolley car for a 5 cent ride. Jeanne played on a female Hockey team at this team at 20th Street and Avenue I.

She had a job at the Marigold Restaurant in the late 1930’s and was paid 5 cents an hour. Someone complained to the owner that she was underpaid and so the owner unhappily decided to settle and gave her a whopping $12.00 bonus pay. She later found employment at Saskatoon Hardware in the office where she sometimes helped in the china department. So began her love for fine china. She still has a full set of dishes that she spent her hard earned money for. She worked there in 1939 on 2nd Ave North. She started in the office. Later she was asked to sell China and she also got a raise so she happily changed positions.

In the early 1940’s she splurged and bought her self an expensive $100.00 fur coat with $5.00 monthly payments. (Approx $1,300.00 modern dollars with inflation)

Jeanne was involved with art from her teenage years onwards. The only high school art class offered in the city was taught at the Technical School by Ernie Lindner. During those depression years, Ernie had Saturday night gatherings in his home. Jeanne said “We were happy to sit on the floor, drink coffee and discuss our paintings.“ The meetings were held at the Lindner home for 25 years.

The Saskatoon Art Centre opened in 1944 and Jeanne got involved. She met tons of art lovers and artists as they met at a restaurant on 22nd Street up a flight of stairs. They would rent a space in the basement of the King George Hotel. The Government gave them money and they had 1000 paid members. She helped form the Saskatchewan Womens Auxiliary. Ernie Lindner, along with Eva Mendel, Henri Bonli, Rita Summers Cowley, Grace Hogg, Cecil James, Roland Keevil, Nonie Mulcaster, Bill Perehudoff, Zelma Thode, Robert Vincent, Margaret Wickenden and Robert Hurley were instrumental in forming the first art gallery. These were outstanding artists living in our community and they were the ones who formed the Saskatoon Art Center in 1944, opening on the 2nd floor of the Standard Building, corner of 22nd Street and 3rd Avenue. The long walls were covered with their work. At that time George Swinton, noted Inuit expert, author and artist was employed as curator of the Art Center.

Jeanne was involved with the local art scene since the 1940s and was a volunteer for almost 75 years (including a volunteer at the Mendel from its start in 1964). During those early years, the Women’s Auxiliary Volunteer Members were very active. They assisted with all of the following: Docent Classes, Festival Ball - held every fall in the Gallery, Gallery Shop, House and Garden Tours - held every fall, Picture Sales Rental - obtaining pictures and staffing rental evenings, Providing collections of prints to city schools, Social Events - women’s auxiliary assisted at openings of exhibitions and lectures, We purchased a A.Y. Jackson using some of the proceeds from our sales, White Elephant Sales / Rummage Sales, Workshops - an annual sale of handcrafts made by the auxiliary members. There was increased public participation but lack of suitable quarters and hard times fell on the centre. A re-organization of the centre brought a move in 1949 to the King George Hotel arcade found in the lower level where they stayed for the next ten years. In addition to its exhibition programs and activities , it sponsored performances of Canadian Players, opera and ballet programs. Lee Collins (previously with the Saskatchewan Arts Board) was hired as the secretary. In 1961, the art center was given notice to vacate the King George and a move was made now to the old Travelers Block on 3rd Avenue. Then in the early 1960’s there was an announcement of Mr. Mendel’s large financial grant to the city to be used towards the construction of a art gallery - now the Mendel Gallery. John Climer of Ottawa was appointed curator. He oversaw the activities in the temporary quarters for a year until the official grand opening of the new gallery on October 16th , 1964 at 8 pm with an exhibition of paintings from the Mendel family’s Canadian and European collection. The following year, the family donated thirteen pieces from this collection to the gallery.

Jeanne writes: I was 17 years old when war was declared. I had just graduated from the commercial course in Saskatoon in June of 1939. It was depression time and everyone was working to the bone, trying to make a living. I think patriotism was the reason many young Canadians joined up but many would join because of the depression- one could eat three good meals a day, wear clean clothes and possibly get overseas. Who would know that six years would go by, many thousands would die and many would come home sick in body and soul? When I heard about the war I was already going steady with my husband to be. He had been training with a peacetime Army unit and later enlisted into service and sent overseas shortly afterwards. Feeling patriotic, I wanted to enlist but my boyfriend didn't want me to. I was finally fortunate to have a steady job working in a J .H. Ashdown hardware store making $5 a day, 6 days a week, which was considered good wages at that time. Enough to share an apartment with a school "chum", eat well and even pay $5 a month on a rabbit skin fur coat. The war seemed real when my "Les" was sent to Debert, Nova Scotia and then overseas. I wrote 2 to 3 letters a week and sent them off as V Mail blue letters. We both numbered our letters, so we could read them in order. I think the last ones were in the 200's. We did get married on his return in 1946.

Jeanne writes: Though the war seemed to be in our favour in early 1944, I decided to enlist in the Canada Women‘s Army Corps. I just felt I should. I would say patriotism made up my mind. There was an Army enlistment office here and all one had to do was walk in. I was sent to Regina on the CNR train. It was jammed with troops and civilians, there weren't enough seats, and so people were standing in the aisles of the swaying train. After a week of interviews and tests, us new recruits were sent to Kitchener, Ont. to the basic training camp. For the first week we were confined to barracks. I believe we had four shots the second day in camp. Then it was parade square drilling starting with a 6 a.m. wakeup. We received our entire clothing gear, being under 5", I found the skirts fell around my ankles but eventually they were shortened for me. Always a slow eater, I found myself in the mess hall gulping my food down otherwise I would have starved in a week. There was always cantaloupe and ice cream for desert every day. I eventually quite liked it. I did not drink at all, and I can tell you I was most welcomed at parties as I always brought the liquor I could get with my liquor ration coupons. There were double decker bunks located in my room. My three friends to be were Pat Champion-Taylor of Rama, Saskatchewan, Blanche Cole from Kekabeka Falls, Ontario, and Lili Morell of Montreal. I still hear from two of them today. What I remember about my time in the Army is the camaraderie, even with all of us from different backgrounds. I remember one hot afternoon where a few of the women fainted. Depending on what type of parade it was, the fainted were just left lying on the ground. Other times, one stepped out to lift the fainted up and out. We were all totally uncoordinated joining up but with training we turned into a disciplined marching CWAC (Canadian Women's Army Corps). All our time was spent on parade square drills, learning how to salute, how to pack a haversack and how to be neat in walking out dress. Upon graduation, we were all posted to different depots or sent overseas. I found myself back in Regina at M.D. Depot #12 with Brigadier Trudeau in command. My mother was widowed when I was very young. Since I was an only child, on enlisting I was told I could be sent overseas but in view of the above I would probably be stationed in Canada. I was assigned to clerical duties and all of the censored confidential files for M.D. #12 were kept here, so I knew interesting facts of people and places. It was not really a challenge as it was just like a peacetime job. The only difference was not wearing civilian clothes at work. I lived in an apartment close to the depot and walked to and from work. But on my leaves, I would go home to visit my mother. I was always bringing someone who lived too far away to get home on short leave. Many a CWAC came to my house. On leave we would go to the dances, bowling alleys and sometimes to the shows.

Audio recording of Jeanne talking about the war:

http://www.thememoryproject.com/stories/2904:jeanne-walter/  

In 2001, the Department of National Defence published a book "Equal to the Challenge" about the contributions of 50 Canadian women who had served in the war. Jeanne's story is one of them.

Jeanne met Les Walters in 1939 at a jitney dance at the old town arena. He had worked at John East Iron works welding metal gates and fencing including the Mel East House fence on Poplar Crescent. He worked there approx 1937-1942. He also worked at Walters Cycle - long running Saskatoon business started by Les’ father Jack Walters in 1912. Les worked two jobs at this time since the economy was bad. Les felt he had a responsibility to join the Canadian Army where he served in the Engineers Corps in England, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Jeanne said she would wait for his return and many a letter was exchanged and Jeanne still has those letters. He returned in 1946 and they were married in August. For 43 years, they worked as a team owning and operating Walters Cycle and served at least three generations of loyal customers who often became their dear friends. The store closed in 1989 when Les passed away.

Jeanne’s mother had married a second time to Elmer Brown who was 10 years younger. The marriage lasted approx 1936-1944. After that time Jeanne lived with her mother Marie for the first time since she was a infant. After Jeanne and Les got married Marie gave them $5,000.00 to buy their first home on 20th Street East in 1947 where they lived for 5 years. Les and Jeanne had their only child Bonney born on August 8th 1948. Bonney had walking problems and wore a special cast for her first five years. Eventually the problem was corrected and she was able to walk and eventually become a skater.

Jeanne and Les loved to travel and between 1951 and 1986 they visited 40 different countries. Les filmed many 8mm movies and thousands of slides of their holidays.

All 56 of the 8mm videos can be seen online archived at http://hoknescomics.com/familywaltersvideo.htm

During a holiday in Hawaii in 1984 she met Cyndi Lauper who had just debuted her first hit song the night before on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Jeanne has always been interested in music and started attending Saskatoon Symphony concerts at the Bessborough Hotel when she moved to the Saskatoon in 1936. To raise funds, a women's committee was formed and Jeanne served on the executive for 42 years. She has actively participated in the Grants and Awards program, the Saskatoon Overture Series and the Summer Orchestra program.

Jeanne has always loved and admired art and was encouraged by her art teacher Ernie Lindner. A few of her painting hang on the walls at her home. Jeanne remembers Ernie saying he had some of his own works for sale for $5. But it was the 1930's and people had so little money for the bare necessities never mind a painting. Eventually Jeanne and Les' walls would be covered with painting of local artists and paintings acquired on holidays. At last count she has 400 works of art in her house - not enough room to hang them all though the walls are full. She also collected an extensive batch of Eskimo carvings which she has displayed for 40 years.

Another passion of Jeanne's is live theatre. She was founding member and president of the Saskatoon Theatre for Children, vice-president of Saskatoon's Circle in the Centre held at the Mendel Art Centre and even had a role in a play that featured Eric Peterson (Corner Gas). She's held a board position with Persephone Theatre, Gateway Theatre, Saskatchewan Region Dominion Drama Festival and the National Theatre of Canada.

Jeanne has always loved to volunteer and give back to her community. She has been the president of the Saskatoon Skating Club Auxiliary, co-chaired the Sportsman Club, executive member of the Five Pin Bowling League, president of the the Home and School Bowling League, vice president of the CNR ladies Curling Club and served on the boards of the Saskatoon Parks and Recreation Department.

She has volunteered for City Hospital and Royal University Hospital Auxiliaries, United Appeal, Salvation Army, Canadian Diabetes Association, John Howard Society, Saskatoon Council of Aging (to help restore the "Little Stone School House"), Saskatoon Homecoming 1971, Friends of the Amati, YWCA, Council of Aging, Friends of the Library, Western Development Museum and Saskatoon Board of Trade and helped establish the War Memorial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

The list of all the community organizations she has volunteered for, and that mean a great deal to her, is on going. She still belongs to Rotary, Probus Club, attends Symphony concerts and events at the Mendel where she is a life time member.

And for all that time spent volunteering, Jeanne feels very blessed to have received many awards of recognition. She being honoured with the Saskatchewan Department of Culture and Recreation's Volunteer Award, Women of Distinction Award, Century Saskatoon Award, Council of Women's Hall of Fame Award, Government of Canada Volunteer Award , Silver Spoon Award and the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Award. She has received Honorary Life Memberships from the Saskatoon Symphony Volunteers, Saskatoon Music Festival, Saskatoon Opera and Saskatoon Nutana Rotary.

Into her 90’s Jeanne loves to read biographical books, plays bridge, Kaiser and rummy cards with her family, watching Curling on TV, supporting Symphony Concerts, events organized by the Century Club and having good long chats with friends on the phone.    She was always good at cards and seemed to win more than anyone else.  She said she had not figured kaiser out but somehow seem to defeat us often.    Her favorite sayings were "Whoopie" if she was sarcastically happy about a good card hand or winning.   If we helped clean the house and finished she would say "thats a good start". 

She had an amazing memory and could still name school students, artists and local business men after 70 years !

Jeanne has lived with her daughter Bonney since 1994 at 739 Taylor Street East. Jeanne has a grandson Terry Hoknes (Musician, teacher, historian) and a granddaughter Leslie Flath (Canada Post). Jeanne has one great grandson Nicholas Belcourt Hoknes who Jeanne has supported him in French Drama classes.

Grandson Terry Hoknes did two different life story interviews with her which can be viewed online:

Interview in 2011 about her life at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwkSY3lMQoE

Slide Show Photo Interview in 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntK1Fy3EJ5Y&t 

Jeanne spent almost 80 years helping the community and volunteering to dozens of organizations.

Here is the extensive list of organizations she has been a member and contributed to:
5-Pin Bowling Association - Executive Member
5-Pin Home and School Bowling League - President
Amati Players Association - Vice President
Anavets - member of only Women’s service association left in Canada
Board and Trade Member
Canadian Institute of International Affairs - Member
Canadian Music Competitions - Board member
Century Club - Committee member
Circle in the Centre - Board member
CNR (Canada National Railway) - Vice President
CNR Ladies Curling Club - Vice-President
Community Chest - Area Captain
Consumers Association of Canada - President of Saskatoon Branch
Council of Home and School Association - Executive Member
Council on Aging - Board member
CWAC - Served in world war 2 (1943-1945)
Department of Culture and Recreation - Recognized for "extraordinary service"
Dominion Drama Festival - Governor
Dominion Drama Festival - President of Saskatchewan Region
Dominion Drama Festival held in Saskatoon 1971 - Vice President
Folk Fest English Society - Member
Heritage Association - Board member
John Howard Society - Board member
Meewasin Valley - Committee member
Member of Christmas Carol Festival - Executive member
Mendel Art Gallery - Auxiliary President
Mendel Art Gallery - Honorary member
National Theatre of Canada School - Governess
Nutana Legion - member
Nutana Rotary Club - Board member
Nutana Rotary Club - Billet for exchange Students Australia, Philippines & Sweden
Parks and Recreation Board Member
Persephone Theatre - Board member
Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal Award 1977 - Recipient of
Retail Merchants Association of Saskatchewan - Member
Royal University Hospital Auxiliary - Executive Member
Salvation Army - Board member
Saskatchewan ‘67 Expo Committee - Vice President
Saskatchewan Century Award - Recipient of
Saskatchewan Council of Women - President
Saskatchewan Museums Association - Member
Saskatoon 100 Citizens Award - Recipient of
Saskatoon Art Center Auxiliary - President
Saskatoon Board of Trade - Member
Saskatoon City Culture Award - Recipient of
Saskatoon City Hospital Women’s Auxiliary - Member
Saskatoon Community Chest - Area Captain
Saskatoon Council of Woman’s Hall of Fame - Inductee
Saskatoon Diabetes Association - Board member
Saskatoon Exhibition - Associate Director
Saskatoon Exhibition Woman’s Work and Handcraft - Chairman
Saskatoon Figure Skating Club Auxiliary - President
Saskatoon Folk Arts Council - Member
Saskatoon Gateway Players - Board member
Saskatoon Homecoming ‘71 - Chairman
Saskatoon Music Festival - President
Saskatoon Opera Board - Member
Saskatoon Overture Concert Series - Vice President & volunteer
Saskatoon Parks and Recreation Board - Member
Saskatoon Reception of National Theatre School - Organizer
Saskatoon Retail Merchants Member
Saskatoon Summer Players board - Executive Member
Saskatoon Symphony Auxiliary - Charter Member
Saskatoon Symphony Board - Member
Saskatoon Symphony Society Women’s Auxiliary - Charter Member
Saskatoon Theatre for Children - President & founding member
Saskatoon Volunteer Award for Culture & the Arts - Recipient
Saskatoon Woman of Distinction honour - Recipient of
Saskatoon Writers Club - Member
St. David’s Welsh Society - Vice-President
Unicef - Board member
Woodlawn Veterans Memorial Association - Member of committee
Women’s Business and Professional Club - Vice-President
YWCA Chatelaine Club - President

Jeanne has been mentioned over 50 times in the Star Phoenix over the years.   These are the articles I have so far discovered.

1964 Star Phoenix Jeanne Walters CAC President Mrs Don Neil membership coffee party Sept 22

1965 Star Phoenix Jeanne Walters 2802 MacEachern coffee party Consumers Association of Canada CAC Oct 2

1965 Star Phoenix CAC Publications Consumers Assocation Canada AFW Plumptre Don Neil Jeanne Walters Mar 19

1966 Star Phoenix Music Symphony Ball 8th Annual Bessborough Hotel Jeanne Walters Jan 14

1966 Star Phoenix Music theatre Circle In The Centre Mendel Richard Savage Jeanne Walters Bud Stilling Eric Peterson June 11

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Council of Women tea Alderman Evelyn Edwards Jeanne Walters president Oct 8

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Music Symphony honored John Holliday Scott Jeanne Walters Apr 10

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Saskatoon Council Of Women President Jeanne Walters chosen Dalgleish Apr 4

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Welsh St Davis Society A Gittins G Griffith Jeanne Walters Feb 16

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Art Mendel Art Gallery Mardi Gras ball 10th annual Jeanne Walters convener Feb 13

1968 Star Phoenix Ad Womens Organization Council of Women Mrs Merchant Dalgleish Jeanne Walters chairman of nominating committee Jan 13

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Music Art Mendel Art Gallery Ball German Bauhaus Jeanne Walters Nov 5

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Music theatre Gateway Players summer workshop Jeanne Walters May 9

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Music theatre Gateway Players board Jeanne Walters Greg Wirick Lynn Parker May 6

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Art Drama Saskatoon Council of Women President Jeanne Walters Apr 3

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Art Drama Saskatoon Council of Women President 2nd Jeanne Walters Apr 3

1969 Star Phoenix Ad Music Theatre Dominion Regional Drama Jeanne Walters joint chairman Jan 22

Walters Jeanne Some Outstanding Women 1976

Jeanne Walters was with Fred Mendel at the grand opening of the Mendel Art Gallery in 1964 and was there for closing day in 2015.

1985 Jeanne Walters Sunday Accent Star Phoenix Doctors Advice May 25

1998 Jeanne Walters Full Page Complete article by Ned Powers Star Phoenix 55 committees

2002 Jeanne Walters Hall of Fame inducted luncheon Nov 5

2014 May 6 Jeanne Walters Silver Spoon Award Saskatoon Home Page

2015 Jeanne Walters Star Phoenix Nov 18

 

20160426 Jeanne Walters with medals and Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan

2018 Jeanne Walters Remai Art Gallery Special Message Photo

TIMELINE
1922 - April 28th - born in Cudworth, SK to Marie Mylymok and Joe Woloshyn
1928 - raised by her mothers brother William and Ann Mylymok
1936 - Moved to Saskatoon (age 14)
1936 - Saskatoon Technical Institute
1938 - her father Joe Woloshyn dies
1943 - Army Service in Regina and Kitchener
1944 - Saskatoon Art Centre begins
1946 - Married John Lester (Les) Walters
1947 - Bought first house 821 20th Street West
1948 - Bonney, their only daughter/child is born
1949 - Les takes over Walters Cycle Co Ltd when his father Jack Walters passes away
1953 - move to 1209 Munroe (Bonney is 5)
1957 - Walters Cycle Co moves to 304 Ave A S.
1963 - move to 2802 MacEachern Ave (Bonney is 15)
1964 - Mendel Art Gallery opens
1966 - Walters Cycle Co moves to 225 20th St West.
1970 - Bonney marries Robert Hoknes
1971 - Grandson Terry Hoknes born in Saskatoon to Bonney and Robert Hoknes
1972 - Granddaughter Leslie (Flath) Hoknes born to Bonney and Robert Hoknes
1973 - moves to 1920 Eastlake Ave
1978 - moves to 739 Taylor Street East
1988 - her mother Marie Brown passes away (age 85)
1989 - Husband Les Walters passes away (age 70)
1989 - Walters Skate & Cycle on 20th St closes down after 77 years in business
1994 - her daughter Bonney Walters moves back in with her
2004 - granddaughter Leslie Hoknes marries Mike Flath
2006 - Great Grandson Nicholas Belcourt Hoknes is born, son of Terry Hoknes
2007 - grandson Terry Hoknes marries Valerie Stocki
2017 - 95th birthday !