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Boston icon turns 101 years old. She's still working at her family's shop

Patricia “Pat” Bartevian has spent most of her life working at her family’s consignment store in Boston. She’s lived a rich life, from meeting celebrities like Fred Astaire to visiting the White House.

Berklee School of Music and Emerson College student Madeleine Green met Bartevian at the store and the two developed a friendship. Monday is Bartevian’s 101st birthday.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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