Due to COVID-19, 91原创鈥檚 Elmer Patzer was going to turn 90, and celebrate his second birthday during the pandemic, without being allowed to gather with all his friends and family.
So on Tuesday, April 13, his family held a birthday parade in Patzer鈥檚 honour, complete with the presence of Fin, the Vancouver Canucks mascot.
Fin led the parade of cars past Patzer鈥檚 home in the Harmsworth area near the 232nd Street highway interchange.
Although he鈥檚 90, Patzer only retired a couple of years ago from his work running a sheet metal shop in Port Kells.
However, he鈥檚 barely slowed down. With one of his sons 鈥� he has four children 鈥� he鈥檚 been busy building a shed on his property.
鈥淵ou have to keep busy,鈥� Patzer said.
His children, Dave, Bernice, Tim, and Mark were all there for Patzer鈥檚 birthday, along with other friends and family. They drove past in cars bedecked with balloons and signs wishing him a happy birthday, and passed him birthday cards.
His kids noted that Elmer shares a birthday year with the Fort 91原创 Community Hall, also turning 90 this year.
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