Armonk Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday

ARMONK, NY — A resident of the Bristal Assisted Living at Armonk celebrated her 108th birthday Friday. Marian Henry has lived through two World Wars, the Great Depression and the Great Recession, 20 U.S. presidents, Lindberg crossing the Atlantic and men landing on the Moon. She was born May 5, 1909, and lived in Brooklyn during her early childhood.

“We are very excited to celebrate such a fantastic milestone at our Armonk community,” said Samantha Krieger, executive director at The Bristal at Armonk. “We congratulate Marian on her 108th birthday!”

Henry later moved to the Woodhaven area of Queens, then to the Middle Village area of Queens. She enjoyed playing hymns on the piano and attended Jamaica High School in Queens. Marian had four sisters and brothers within a 20 year age span. Her mother passed away when Marian was only 16 years old, leaving her and her sister to move into their own apartment and live independently at an early age, according to a spokeswoman.

After she graduated from high school, Marian went to business school and then began working for various attorneys as a secretary. Marian married her husband at the age of 21 with whom she later had a son and daughter. Her career naturally progressed to working on Wall Street as a broker for small, privately owned companies in the late 1950s. She started working on Wall Street when she was 49 years old and continued to work on Wall Street until she was 99 years old.

Photo caption: From left, Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino; State Assemblyman David Buchwald; Samantha Krieger, executive director of The Bristal Assisted Living at Armonk; 108-year-old Marian Henry; North Castle Councilman Jose Berra; Westchester County Legislator Margaret Cunzio; State Senator George Latimer; and North Castle Councilwoman Barbara DiGiacinto. Photo credit: Submitted.