Happy 90th Birthday, Ms. Vida Chinnery!
- Cynthia Graham
- February 08, 2015
She's lived through the Second World War, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and the first walk on the moon. Not to mention, she was born only eight years after the Virgin Islands were transferred from under Danish rule to that of the United States. But, perhaps most impressive is the fact that Ms. Vida Chinnery still remembers the exact house number where she was born some 90 years ago on February 5, 1925 on St. Croix. To commemorate Ms. Chinnery's milestone birthday, which she celebrated last Thursday, members of the Christiansted Seventh-Day Adventist Temple, where Ms. Chinnery is a member, surprised her with an intimate gathering at the church fellowship hall following Sabbath services yesterday. And to say that Ms. Chinnery was surprised is an understatement. During brief opening remarks, church elder Horace Graham, Jr., spoke of how thankful the congregation is to have Ms. Chinnery be a part of it. "When God has taken someone and given them a long life, we...
