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re: Just saw online that Julia Hawkins 108 of BR
Posted on 10/23/24 at 5:18 pm to rsb831
Posted on 10/23/24 at 5:18 pm to rsb831
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She competed in races across the country, setting world records in the 100-meter dash in the women-over-100 category
Crazy that this category even exists.
Time for a 20 year old man who identifies as a 100 year old woman to set some new records.
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 5:34 pm to Ripley
Cliffs?
—she lived to 108. Can’t you spend 2 minutes ?
—she lived to 108. Can’t you spend 2 minutes ?
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:05 pm to doubleb
Before there was She'carri ........
Posted on 10/23/24 at 7:39 pm to ElderTiger
I met her at Leeward Park in University Acres about 7 years ago after she gained notoriety for her track accomplishments. She was riding her bike through the neighborhood! At 100 years old!
Posted on 10/23/24 at 7:45 pm to doubleb
Oh no! Sweet lady that was amazing with her stamina. Had lunch with her one day and really enjoyed talking with her. Great life.
Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:07 pm to zippyputt
I am 56 years old. I could not imagine living another 52 years. Imagine being born in 1916 and witnessing several World conflicts; the birth and death of celebrities and world events.
Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:26 pm to rsb831
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Julia Welles was born on Feb. 10, 1916
She was born only days before the Battle of Verdun started. When she was born, there was still such things as the Austrian-Hungarian, Ottoman, German, and Russian Empires. Almost all of the continent of Africa and huge swaths of Asia were European colonies. Veterans of the American Civil War were still holding regular reunions. She lived through Great Depression, was an adult during WWII, witnessed the beginning and end of the Cold War. When she was born, the only way to communicate across oceans was either by letter or at best the telegraph. And she saw air travel go from wood & canvas biplanes to the Falcon 9 rocket.
Posted on 10/23/24 at 9:14 pm to Darth_Vader
What a life!
Posted on 10/23/24 at 10:30 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:Not to mention that mass electrification of everything and the development of antibiotics - 2 of the most massive advances in the history of the world.
She was born only days before the Battle of Verdun started. When she was born, there was still such things as the Austrian-Hungarian, Ottoman, German, and Russian Empires. Almost all of the continent of Africa and huge swaths of Asia were European colonies. Veterans of the American Civil War were still holding regular reunions. She lived through Great Depression, was an adult during WWII, witnessed the beginning and end of the Cold War. When she was born, the only way to communicate across oceans was either by letter or at best the telegraph. And she saw air travel go from wood & canvas biplanes to the Falcon 9 rocket.
She turned 48 the day after The Beatles played Ed Sullivan for the first time!
For the Country's Bicentennial, she was only 60!
Posted on 10/23/24 at 10:32 pm to Big Scrub TX
Didn't the oldest woman just die too.
Yep, for the us....
HOUSTON (KAKE) - Elizabeth Francis, the oldest person in the United States, has died at the age of 115.
LongeviQuest reports Francis was born in 1909 in Louisiana and lived most of her life in Houston, Texas.
"Until her death, she lived with her 95-year-old daughter Ms. Dorothy Williams in their Houston home," LongeviQuest said on its website. "Her primary caregiver was her granddaughter Ms. Ethel Harrison. Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a cherished member of the community
Born in St. Mary Parish
Yep, for the us....
HOUSTON (KAKE) - Elizabeth Francis, the oldest person in the United States, has died at the age of 115.
LongeviQuest reports Francis was born in 1909 in Louisiana and lived most of her life in Houston, Texas.
"Until her death, she lived with her 95-year-old daughter Ms. Dorothy Williams in their Houston home," LongeviQuest said on its website. "Her primary caregiver was her granddaughter Ms. Ethel Harrison. Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a cherished member of the community
Born in St. Mary Parish
This post was edited on 10/23/24 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 10/24/24 at 9:41 pm to sqerty
Damn, she started putting out in the Great Depression
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:59 pm to rsb831
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Even though she had never competed on a track, Ms. Hawkins said that her children wanted to see how fast she could sprint.
I wonder how old her kids are. They have to be pretty old.
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