At 90 years old, Larry Towes experienced his first ever parade in his honour Saturday, July 18.
Sitting by himself outside the doors to the Williams Lake Seniors Village, a steady stream of vehicles paraded by, many sounding horns and decorated in balloons, to wish Toews a happy birthday amidst ongoing restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19.
“It was very nice to see everyone,” Toews said of the reverse parade.
Afterwards, his immediate family stopped in to visit from a distance outside.
Toews still has his driver’s license and has been living at the seniors village since one month prior to the 2017 wildfires.
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Toews attributed his longevity to “drinking beer … and just living life in general,” along with a long and successful marriage.
Toews’ children, Roger, Dale and Brenda, grandson Corbin and granddaughter Shandi and her children, were all in attendance to help Toews celebrate the day.
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