Dwan Johnson Young
Dwan Johnson Young, at 92, has the astonishing distinction of being the oldest person to waterski, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Dwan discovered waterskiing at age 29, when her family bought a cabin by a lake. Although she started the sport using two skis, Dwan eventually–with the encouragement of her very supportive […]
Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb, at 77, had the enormous pleasure of receiving a Kennedy Center Honor, on the heels of being awarded an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia the previous year. The award is a close companion to the Commander of the Order of the British Empire he received a couple of decades earlier for […]
Norman Seeff
Norman Seeff, at 85, continues to share the wealth of his knowledge through his online and live workshops called “The Power and The Passion to Create.” His workshops are the result of photo sessions Norman has conducted with such creative artists as Ray Charles, the Carpenters, Joni Mitchell, Guthrie Thomas, Kiss, Steve Jobs, Steve Martin, […]
Gary Player
Gary Player, at 88, alongside his fellow golf icons, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, was an Honorary Starter at Augusta National for the 88th Masters. Gary has won the tournament 3 times in his career. Besides his many other championship wins, Gary won golf’s Grand Slam at age 29—the youngest golfer at the time ever […]
Luisa Yu
Luisa Yu, at 79, visited her 193rd country, Serbia! Originally from the Philippines, in her early 20s, Luisa moved to Miami and has lived there ever since. She started her travels exploring her new country, and then ventured further across the globe over the next 50 years. After her stop in Serbia, she has now […]
D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas, at 88, won his 15th Triple Crown race, this time with “Seize the Grey,” 44 years after his first Triple Crown. Wayne started out as a high-school basketball coach, but once he got involved with professional horse racing as a trainer, he never looked back. He went from training horses for quarter […]
Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal
Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal, aka “The Green Lady of Brooklyn,” at 83, continues to surprise and delight all who cross her path whether they live in or visit Brooklyn. She is head to toe, hair to nails and everything in between, painted or otherwise covered in green! Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, Elizabeth hitchhiked to New […]
Betty Brussel
Betty Brussel, at 100, is not only celebrating her birthday, but also the 3 world records she broke this year in her age group in the swimming pool: the 400-metre freestyle, the 50-metre breaststroke, and the 50-metre backstroke. Quite a coup for a woman who only began competing at 68. Betty, originally from Holland, began […]
Sally Snowman
Sally Snowman, at 72, the only remaining official lighthouse keeper in the United States, is just now retiring from her 20 years of service. From the first time Sally visited the lighthouse, at 10 years of age, with her father, a Coast Guard auxiliarist, Sally knew she wanted to be the lighthouse keeper. The 307-year-old […]
Ed Dwight
Ed Dwight, at 90, is featured in the National Geographic film “The Space Race,” which documents the stories of Black astronauts, and their first pioneer, Ed. Ed was selected by the Air Force to train as an astronaut with NASA, having met the criteria of 1500 hours of flying jets, a BA in engineering or […]