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103-Year-Old Woman Sends 100th Birthday Wish to Brother via Webcam Save Email Print
Posted: 8:38 PM Jul 19, 2008
Last Updated: 11:31 PM Jul 19, 2008
Reporter: Paul Gessler
Email Address: Paul.Gessler@wsaz.com

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va., (WSAZ) -- It's hard to believe that when they were born, the wired telephone was just starting to catch on.

But Saturday, 103-year-old Mary Shepard-Mann joined her baby brother's 100th birthday party using today's latest technology: a webcam.

"It's just actually unbelievable that such a thing could happen," said Mary.

Saturday was Joe McVay's birthday. He's from Huntington, but now lives in South Carolina.

"He usually wears a cap to cover his bald head and I called to tell him, 'please, I want to see the bald head!'" said Mary. "He reluctantly left his cap off."

Joe and Mary are both retired, but worked in Huntington. Mary was a piano teacher and Joe was an attorney.

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Posted by: LKA on Jul 21, 2008 at 03:51 PM
How cool this is! I'm so excited for the two of them. They deserve everything in the world. And she really doesn't look 103. That's wonderful. I hope they get together in person soon so spend some time together.

Posted by: jj on Jul 20, 2008 at 10:50 PM
How precious, happy birthday Joe and Mary. God Bless you both.

Posted by: anon-1 on Jul 20, 2008 at 06:22 PM
The cool thing for me was that she went from a time before TV and radios existed to today where she is talking on a webcam on her own computer at 103!

Posted by: amanda on Jul 20, 2008 at 03:56 PM
thats pretty awesome....

Posted by: GODs child on Jul 20, 2008 at 02:46 PM
happy birthday mary and joe.. may GOD keep blessing you. hey eat a piece of cake for me....

Posted by: Anon on Jul 20, 2008 at 01:32 PM
This woman is so cool!!! Can't believe she is 103. She acts younger than my mother. You go girl!!!

Posted by: Jeanie on Jul 20, 2008 at 11:49 AM
That is wonderful .i wish them a every happy birthday and hope many more to come.

Posted by: D on Jul 20, 2008 at 11:13 AM
God bless them!

Posted by: Ty on Jul 20, 2008 at 10:33 AM
God Bless 'Em both! I wish them years of good health and happiness!

Posted by: Sue on Jul 20, 2008 at 03:08 AM
Aww, that's so cool!

Posted by: ohhh on Jul 20, 2008 at 01:43 AM
god nless them both,and happy birthday.

Posted by: Cheryl on Jul 20, 2008 at 01:36 AM
What a beautiful lady. Congrats to both for their long life. And willingness to learn new things this past century.

Posted by: Sue on Jul 19, 2008 at 11:48 PM
That's awesome! Good for them!

Posted by: putnam co on Jul 19, 2008 at 09:59 PM
That it great i hope i live to see a 100 year birthday

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