Morton Mendes gets Boston Post cane
Mon, 09/26/2022 - 10:45am
Westport Island Selectmen’s Chair Jeff Tarbox, left, hands Morton “Mort” Mendes, 96, the town’s Boston Post cane Sept. 24 in honor of Mendes being the town’s oldest resident. Gaye Wagner photo
At the Westport Island home of Morton “Mort” and Patti Mendes, front middle and right, well-wishers pose after Mort, 96, was handed the Boston Post cane Sept. 24 as the town’s oldest resident. At far left front is retired first selectman George D. Richardson Jr. And back row, from left, are retired second selectman Jerry Bodmer; and Municipal Agent Dedee Greenleaf-Hodgdon, First Selectman Donna Curry, Chair and Second Selectman Jeff Tarbox; and family friend David Bertran. Gaye Wagner photo
Selectman Donna Curry puts a Boston Post cane pin on Morton “Mort” Mendes. Gaye Wagner photo
Westport Island officials and others gathered Saturday at Morton “Mort” and Patti Mendes’ home to honor Mort, 96, with the Boston Post cane as the town’s oldest resident.
According to a recent press release from the town, the couple moved to town in 1979 and became involved in local organizations; Mort Mendes gathered friends and neighbors to form Friends of Coastal Preservation that worked against a Route 1 bypass in town, and he was an early founder of the Westport Island Recreation Committee.
