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A Life Well Lived: Hampton Bays Resident Sylvia Catena Smith To Turn 100

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Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Francis "Smitty" Smith, Sharon McGann, Sylvia Peixotto, Sylvia Catena Smith and David Smith. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Sylvia Catena Smith, surrounded by family. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
Francis “Smitty” Smith and Sylvia Catena Smith on their wedding day, April 20, 1947. They were married 72 years. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN
A younger Sylvia Catena Smith. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

Sylvia Catena Smith turns 100 on September 11. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

Francis "Smitty" Smith, Sharon McGann, Sylvia Peixotto, Sylvia Catena Smith and David Smith. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

Sylvia Catena Smith, surrounded by family. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

Francis “Smitty” Smith and Sylvia Catena Smith on their wedding day, April 20, 1947. They were married 72 years. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

A younger Sylvia Catena Smith. COURTESY SHARON MCGANN

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