Article: Marie Boylan, 102; educator kept learning

At her 100th birthday party at the Sophia Snow House, a residential care facility in West Roxbury, Marie Boylan donned high heels and danced her way into the hearts of her guests, already captivated by her presence and optimistic view.

Then, she went to a Legal Sea Foods restaurant with family for her favorite fish chowder and a martini, recalled Kristin Shea- Davies of London, her great-niece and self-described soulmate.

At her 102d birthday, in December, Ms. Boylan again put on her heels and, though using a walker, twirled around the floor on the arm of Dana Ramish, president of Sophia Snow Place in West Roxbury.

"Auntie E felt it was important to enjoy life and not have regrets," ...

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