After a year of social isolation, members of Mission Viejo’s elderly population were nearly brought to tears May 3 as they celebrated the reopening of the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. “It’s wonderful to be back and to be with people,” Mission Viejo resident Jan Brown told The Epoch Times. “I saw people that I haven’t seen in over a year, and I think everyone was very joyous to be back and be doing something.” Brown has been a member of the center for decades and said the past year of state-mandated COVID-19 closures left her disconnected from others in the community. It’s been a tough year for seniors, Mission Viejo community services supervisor Melanie McGrane told The Epoch Times. “For our older adult community, this year has been harder on them than the majority of people,” McGrane said May 3. “Today I saw people that haven’t seen each other almost crying from …