Nuggets players Jeff Green and Vlatko Cancar surprised Hattie Smith with a meet-and-greet at Ball Arena, gifting her with tickets to the Feb. 15 game — which happens to be her 97th birthday. via JessicaDenver7 MileHighBasketball
Hattie Smith has lived in Denver over 70 years now, and she has led an incredible life.
Nuggets players Jeff Green and Vlatko Cancar surprised her with a meet-and-greet at Ball Arena, gifting her with tickets to the Feb. 15 game — which happens to be her 97th birthday. Smith is a trailblazer. She gave birth to the first Black baby at Fitsimmons Army Hospital, which is now known as Anschutz Hospital.She is the longest serving parishioner at Denver Central Baptist Church."Mostly it was farmhouses. And Black people could only come up to Downing street," she said."I know I would never get the best of health, but just better health. That's all I ask. God, continue to bless me," Smith said.
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