Dot Donofrio Turns 103

Dot Donofrio celebrated her 103rd birthday on Monday with the friends and family at The Pavilion in Stamford. Dave Betz, who often takes her on outings, along with her friends Mary Brockway and Usha Tagliafarro, will tell you she likes to go shopping, to dinner or to visit with friends and family. Her longtime neighbor Mary Brockway described her as very fun loving and sociable. Dot said she has done nothing special to achieve longevity, but it is in her genes. Her late sister Josephine was 101 and one of her brothers was 98 and a half. Her mother lived to the age of 92 and all of her siblings made it to at least to 82. Dot had a twin brother. There were many well-wishers on Monday, including her niece Joan Triolo and her husband, Rich Triolo, several friends and fellow residents at The Pavilion. She is one of five Donofrio siblings who grew up on the family farm in Township where John and Carmen Donofrio started farming.