TACOMA, Wash. -- A retirement community in Tacoma is making a wish come true for one of its residents who considers herself the number one Seahawks fan.
Elta Lewis, 93, is going to CenturyLink Field on Sunday to watch her very first Seahawks game.
"I was speechless. I didn't even think about that," said Lewis, who usually watches the games in her room at the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community.
"It was so exciting," said staff member Denise Cooksey, who is accompanying Lewis to the game. "She's so well loved by the employees who work here."
Elta's love for the Seahawks started many years ago - her late husband, Mark, was a fan.
"He started watching his Seahawks every (weekend) because his darn Seahawks games were on - and they'd lose," she said. "I said, 'Why do you watch them? They always lose.' He said 'Well, they have to win sometime'."
It's now been 14 years since Elta's husband died, and she's still as dedicated to the team - she wears a Seahawks lanyard every day and throughout her room there are Seahawks signs and photos of her favorite players.
"I like (Marshawn) Lynch and I like the quarterback (Russell Wilson) because he's a good man," said Lewis.
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Elta Lewis, 93, is going to CenturyLink Field on Sunday to watch her very first Seahawks game.
"I was speechless. I didn't even think about that," said Lewis, who usually watches the games in her room at the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community.
"It was so exciting," said staff member Denise Cooksey, who is accompanying Lewis to the game. "She's so well loved by the employees who work here."
Elta's love for the Seahawks started many years ago - her late husband, Mark, was a fan.
"He started watching his Seahawks every (weekend) because his darn Seahawks games were on - and they'd lose," she said. "I said, 'Why do you watch them? They always lose.' He said 'Well, they have to win sometime'."
It's now been 14 years since Elta's husband died, and she's still as dedicated to the team - she wears a Seahawks lanyard every day and throughout her room there are Seahawks signs and photos of her favorite players.
"I like (Marshawn) Lynch and I like the quarterback (Russell Wilson) because he's a good man," said Lewis.
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