Teaneck's 'Sainte Raymonde' Celebrates 100th Birthday
TEANECK, N.J. — A good attitude seems to be the key to a long life for one longtime Teaneck resident celebrating her 100th birthday.
Raymonde Dauphin, who was born Sept. 18, 1916, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, isn’t one to hold grudges, niece Tamarha Ellerbel told Daily Voice.
“Forgive, forget and move on,” said Ellerbel of Teaneck. “She’s been teaching me that.”
Dauphin, who immigrated from Haiti almost 30 years ago, never had any children of her own but took care of everyone else’s, Ellerbel said.
Her dream is to be known as “Sainte Raymonde.”
The once-avid swimmer specialized in embroide…
