She arrived at the reception room of the Bateliers residence in her armchair, looking dapper, giving the impression of having just come from the hairdresser’s. It was a celebration, or rather an unusual birthday. On November 1, Hélène Delgery, born Becquart in 1920 in Rebecques, today attached to Saint-Augustin, celebrated her 104th birthday, with her family and friends. With them, she slowly resumed the air of circumstance, “ Happy birthday Helene… ».
Great-grandmother
His father was a minor. He went to the mine by bike, apparently in Estrée-Blanche, but the memories are hazy. His mother ran the house and raised the children, which was no easy task. Nine from a marriage, of which Hélène was the eldest, and two from a second marriage.
Hélène married Lucien in October 1951. He worked on a farm, then at Jonville agricultural machinery before finishing at the Isbergues metallurgical factory. Together they had two boys. One died without issue. The other, Christian, had three daughters and five grandchildren, which makes the centenarian a great-grandmother. She lived with Lucien until 2016, the year of his death. “ A friendly coupleconfided former neighbors of rue d’Alsace-Lorraine, who lived quietly. »
