Zenon 'Babe' St. Laurent, 107, amazingly goes dancing every Tuesday afternoon.
Zenon "Babe" St. Laurent, an Island Park resident, is no ordinary senior citizen. At 107 — yes, 107 — Portsmouth's oldest resident continues to go dancing every Tuesday afternoon at the Liberal Club in Fall River. He recently danced with this Patch editor and taught her a step or two. Babe also continues to play the guitar regularly inside the Portsmouth Multi Purpose Senior Center's recreation room, which bears the name the "Zenon 'Babe' St. Laurent Game Room." St. Laurent also enjoys playing pool; however, he has cut back recently on the game due to his eyesight, according to friend John Silvia. Featured above is a video showcasing the incredible talents of this 107-year-old, who says his longevity is due to his "will to live."
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Portsmouth's Zenon "Babe" St. Laurent celebrates his 106th birthday.
Pianist and composer Eubie Blake lived hard and played hard, performing professionally right up to his death at age 96. "If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself," Blake famously quipped about his longevity. For whatever reason, Blake claimed to be 100, but several reputable sources, including the U.S. Social Security Administration, have long since refuted this. Portsmouth resident Zenon "Babe" St. Laurent, who on July 19, 2010, celebrated not his 100th, but 106th birthday, expressed similar life-affirming sentiments among the many friends attending a party given for him at the Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center. "You have a wonderful life," states St. Laurent. "You just don't know it." St. …
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