Centenarian

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Definition:
a person over 100 years of age page 485


 * National Centenarian Day Sept 22.** A day to recognize and honor individuals who have lived a century or longer. A day not only to recognize these individuals but to listen to them discuss the memories—filled with historical information—they have of their rich lives.

Examples:
Bob Hope May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003 Abdul Majud Zabuli 1896-1998 Katherine Young 1901-present

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In the News
= Woman Sets Paragliding Record ... at Age 101 =

She decided to do it because her 75-year-old son did
[] A 101-year-old Utah woman who ushered in her birthday with a tandem paraglide ride last year will soar into the record books today. Great-great-grandmother Mary Hardison has been officially recognized as the "Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem" by Guinness World Records. She has supplanted a 100-year-old woman from Cyprus who took her flight in 2007. Hardison flew with an instructor on Sept. 1, 2011, while four generations of her family watched and cheered. The flight went smoothly and even included a few tricks that Hardison encouraged. In a questionnaire submitted to Guinness, Hardison said she wanted to paraglide because her 75-year-old son began doing it as a hobby. "I didn't want him to do something that I couldn't do," said Hardison, who is used to celebrating birthdays in an edgy way: She rode all of the adult rides at Disneyland to celebrate her 90th. British man Fauja Singh become the first 100-year-old to finish a full marathon distance. media type="youtube" key="x_mPM_BT2Ok" height="315" width="560"