A century’s worth of memories:

By News Staff on Thursday, June 12, 2025
WWII and Korean War veteran celebrates 100th birthday
  • 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED - Heritage Manor resident Albert Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday with a celebration on Monday, June 9. Catyb (seated) is shown with, from left, Activity Director Patricia Duplechin, son-on-law Chris Briley, daughter Gina Briley, Mable Foreman, and Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel. (Photos courtesy of Misty Parker)
    100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED - Heritage Manor resident Albert Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday with a celebration on Monday, June 9. Catyb (seated) is shown with, from left, Activity Director Patricia Duplechin, son-on-law Chris Briley, daughter Gina Briley, Mable Foreman, and Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel. (Photos courtesy of Misty Parker)
    By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Heritage Manor resident Albert Marty Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday, June 9, 2025. He was born to immigrant parents, with his father from Syria and his mother from Czechoslovakia. They settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where Catyb was born the second of seven children on June 9, 1925. Catyb joined the United States Navy as a young man, with ...

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