By Ruth Ann Ruiz

The Post Newspaper Features Editor

The chances of living to be 100 are not in the cards for most of us. If you do get the honor of living on planet Earth for 100 years, celebrating with your family and friends gathered to honor both you and your family legacy is surely a grand way to mark the milestone.

Vera Bell-Gary turned 100 on December 6, and she planned her own birthday party to honor her grandfather’s legacy. At The Showboat in Texas City on Saturday, Vera sat on stage as the Caldwell family prepared to donate items to the Texas City Museum. Joining her on stage was her cousin Vander Caldwell Haynes, who had also turned 100 just two weeks earlier.

Kevin Haynes, representing the family, remembered when the items were in a family garage as he spoke to the audience

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