Friday, May 3, 2013

Oldest Person in US Dies at 113

ELSIE THOMPSON  (April 5, 1899-March 21, 2013)

Died just weeks from her 114th birthday.  Born Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.  Her husband was Ronald Thompson, a Republican Pennsylvania state representative.  Moved to Clearwater, Florida, in 1971.

Said the secret to her longevity was loving people and greeting each day with a smile.

She, however, wasn't the oldest person in the world.  That would have been Maria Radaelli, of Italy who was two days older, but she has since died on April 3, 2013.

I don't know who the oldest people in the world or the United States are now.

What She Lived Through. 

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