COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – A Brazos Valley woman celebrated her 106th birthday with family and friends in College Station on Saturday.

Catherine Clark was born on August 17, 1918. She is a native of California but has lived in Texas with her daughter Pat Clark for over a decade.

Several generations of Katherine Clark’s family attended her birthday party, including her great-great-grandchildren and her daughter.

Clark is grateful for her family and her health.

“I’m still healthy, that’s my number one priority,” she said.

Clark’s daughter cited her mother’s health as the secret to her long life.

“She never drove a car, and that gives her 50 more years. She walked everywhere. She has a healthy attitude. She is happy,” Pat Clark said.

Mother and daughter attended gymnastics classes together.

“She lifted two kilos and the men looked at her and said, ‘We’re carrying two kilos, what are you doing?’ She weighed 48 kilos and lifted weights of two kilos,” said Pat Cark.

Many of the friends at the party met Clark and her daughter at the fitness class.

Pat Clark says it is an honor to know her mother.

“She values ​​life, that’s what she gave me,” she said.

Catherine Clark’s advice for a long life: “Go out and enjoy the air. Live every day with good food.”

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