Brewer celebrates 95 years

Jeanne Brewer of Yorba Linda, California, will turn 95 on April 13, 2022. She is in good health. Her caregivers at Crescendo Senior Living deserve praise.

Jeanne’s mother, Elma Willis, is an original enrollee. Her father, Charles Wells of Texas, married Elma in Oklahoma. They moved West to a coastal paradise, where he worked as a fisherman. Born in their Costa Mesa home, Jeanne is the second youngest of six children. Her mother raised vegetables, fruits and chickens in their backyard.

As a girl, Jeanne earned spending money working in the school cafeteria. After graduating, she worked as a telephone operator. She met Wayne Brewer, a former classmate when he was home on leave from the U.S. Navy.

One of Jeanne’s fondest memories is Wayne phoning the telephone switchboard, hoping Jeanne would answer his call. She loves remembering Wayne’s voice saying, “Number Please,” a common request of callers.