Dorothy Suman

A BIG DAY Dorothy Suman is celebrated in front of her longtime home by friends and family. From left: Barbara Pester, Sharon Silvers, Jerry Green, Sharon Suman Dodds, Melinda Wheeley, Missy Suman, Ana Laura Arriola, Ken Wheeley, Stella Dodds, Chip Green, Robin Green, Becky Green, Ellie Green, Beverly Green, Laura Arriola, Rodrigo Arriola, Linda Brannen, Jonathan Green, MacKenzie Green, John McNeeley, Mary Ann Hale, Flynn Dodds, Donny Suman, Becky Arnold, Bruce Barnes, Anu Reddy, and Byron Barnes. The 100th-birthday girl is front and center, holding flowers. (Photo: Dee Zunker)

Dorothy Suman on her 100th birthday. (Photo: Dee Zunker)

Don and Dorothy Suman met at Rice University and were married almost 70 years.

The West University Fire Department sings a surprise birthday serenade to Dorothy Suman in the West U home she has lived in for 70 years. (Photo: Dee Zunker)

Dorothy Suman brings her young daughter, Sharon Suman Dodds, to visit family in Oklahoma.