Wilhelmi celebrates 60th birthday

Lisa Hughes Wilhelmi turned 60 on July 12, 2023. Her great-grandmother, Susan Bacon, and great-great-grandmother, Sallie Bacon, were original enrollees by Choctaw blood.

Her grandmother, Irene Bacon man was a full-blood Choctaw.

Wilhelmi hopes to one day stand on the land that was allotted to her family.

She enjoys gardening and working with natural textiles to create art. She is currently growing corn, squash and peas from seeds from the Choctaw Nation’s Growing Hope program.

“I appreciate all the Choctaw Nation does for our tribe and I hope to give back one I come home to Oklahoma,” said Wilhelmi.