Still Surveying at 102.
“Having good genes helps,” says Bob Vollmer , who is retiring to even more activities – at 102.
Read about this remarkable “paragon of aging” interviewed by NPR
Category Archives: Role Models
Jerry Andrus – Illusionist, Magician, Free Thinker
Meeting, sort of!
I met Jerry Andrus, illusionist, tinkerer, and magician, at the local DaVinci Day’s Art, Science and Technology festival sometime in the ’90s decade. My hands-on science exhibit for kids and Jerry ‘s much more elaborate and comprehensive exhibit of puzzles and illusions for kids of all ages were near each other.
Puzzles and Illusions
I occasionally walked over to his exhibit and tried to solve a puzzle or two, or stare at his spiral circle till everyone looked wavy, or get in line with the kids to stand in some sort of whirlygig which at this time I don’t remember what sensations, what illusions, it created. Continue reading
Georgia O’keef -Active Artist her entire 98 year life!
A few years ago, on one of our “slow” trips, we made a side excursion to Sante Fe, NM to visit the Georgia O’Keeffe art gallery. We were, of course aware of some of her art work, for instance the public’s’ interpretation of her flowers as a feminine graphical metaphor. We were not aware of the breath and depth of her work, of her bold, long and active aging well life, nor of her unique vision being able to simplify nature and to capture the feeling of a person or place with colors and shapes, foregoing the more absolute realism approach common in her era.
Aging Well And Adapting to Obstacles
She definitely is a example of a person living a long, productive and active life and able to overcome obstacles, often converting them to opportunities.
She lived to 98 and even in her last years, with macro degeneration, and almost blind, she continued, with help, painting.
Visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
If you are ever in the Sante Fe area we highly recommend taking a day and visiting the Georgia O’Keefe museum. We took the docents tour. Our amiable guide, Jerry, tall, and taller still with his western hat, told story after story about Georgia, her paintings, her life, and some of the symbolism. He’s been doing these tours for twenty years. Another example of a active, optimistic aging person!
Learn More
Wikipedia report about artist Georgia O’Keeffe
98 year old active rancher-Oregon Field Guide
Frankie Dugal – 98 year old Rancher, Rope maker
98 year old Frankie Dugal carries on a ranch tradition of horse-hair “mecate” ropemaking and is passing it on to the next generation in the southeast Oregon town of Jordan Valley. She also runs the 3200 acre ranch!
NPR Interview with Sister Dolores-Schmidt, 98 yr old basketball team chaplain
NPR’s Noel King talks to Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team.NPR’s Noel King talks to Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team.
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Frankie Dugal – 98 year old Rancher, Rope maker
98 year old Frankie Dugal carries on a ranch tradition of horse-hair “mecate” ropemaking and is passing it on to the next generation in the southeast Oregon town of Jordan Valley. She also runs the 3200 acre ranch!
Take a look at the Oregon Field Guide Video:
http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/mecate-rope-makers/