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Health & Fitness

Meet Ceil, the Real Deal

She easily could pass for a quarter-century her junior but Miss Ceil Tempesta is merrily celebrating her 105th Christmas.

She doesn’t quite remember President Roosevelt (Teddy, that is), but was a fan of Harding and Coolidge.

She recalls when a can of soup was 5 cents, when the first Model T Ford was the price of today’s fender-bender repair job.

She lights up when harking back to how “we all turned out for the big white ways,” as streets were called when first illuminated by incandescent lights.

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She inspires anyone who has the good fortune to make her acquaintance.

She amazes anyone who at first does not know her age.

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She could pass for someone a quarter-century her junior but Miss Ceil Tempesta is 105-1/2 years young.

She resides in White Plains with her niece Antonia Gannozzi, and informs me in a clear, confident voice, “I can take care of myself. I can get downstairs, and don’t ask anybody for help. I don't feel sick.”

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