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‘Glamour Girl’ is now a centenarian
“Well I’m a 100. Imagine that …” exclaimed the glamour girl, who happily said that in her earlier days, she had many boyfriends and did not pass up on the “drinks.”
Dorothy Ivy Roth
However, that lifestyle did not inhibit Dorothy Ivy Pile-Roth from attaining the coveted age of 100. She celebrated the milestone with a simple ceremony yesterday at Uncle Eddie’s Home at Jackson Street, Tucville.
The niece-in-law of the late Walter Roth, after whom the famous museum was named, does not see herself as a role model but as someone from which young people can learn a few key principles.
Though the meek yet humorous Roth experiences challenges with her hearing and sight, she still managed to sit with Kaieteur News for a candid interview.
Born on April 29, 1913 at Plantation Tuschen, she is the daughter of Emma Maria De Lapara and Joseph Ernice Pile who produced 12 children during a long lasting marriage.
As she took a stroll down memory lane, she spoke about her husband, Walter Jerald Roth whom she remembered to be sweet, caring and a fine looking gentleman. But suddenly, she took a detour from reality and told Kaieteur News with much vigor “Don’t fatigue me with that anymore.”
In her still bubbly spirit, Mrs. Roth said that she wished she could still have her favourite drink “ Rum and ginger or Rum and coke” but sadly she has no other choice but to settle for a plain old “I-cee cream soda.”
As the corners of her lips turned into a glowing smile, she said, “Oh my! How I loved icing cakes and planting flowers when I was 20.Though I have no children I am content with my life. It is filled with countless beautiful moments.”
She recalled those golden days of her youth when she did the foxtrot at the Portuguese Hall and the Assembly Hall. Once again she exclaimed that those were sweet memories but “Don’t fatigue me with that anymore.”
Members of the Uncle Eddie’s home along with some distant relatives who visited her on the special occasion, told Kaieteur News “She is a woman filled which much history. She is a celebrity in our eyes and not to mention what a diva she was in her youth. Her dressing was sophisticated. She was envied by the very best as she lived a high class life and is known to be a personal friend of Janet Jagan.
“She is very frank. Many people do not know that the porkknockers in the Guyana Museum were actually made by her. She made them out of balata and the hats she made from limes that she sliced in half and turned the two halves inside out.”
However, the outspoken centenarian did inform this newspaper that she still reminisces about her many lovers.
With a light chuckle she stated, “Oh my, I have had so many lovers, I really don’t know where to start. But I have a secret; I was in love with a guy overseas named Estorga. I loved him dearly. He has my heart.
Moreover, when asked what is her advice to young girls she said, “These young girls always wearing some tight up clothing. They give no mystery. But they don’t listen to old people like me. But don’t bother me about that anymore.”
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