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Mythbusters





MythBuster Index

In 1999, Benjamin Rose began recognizing the achievements of older adults who defy the myths of aging, people who remained active, optimistic, enthusiastic, inspired, innovative, and empowered well into their “golden years.” We are pleased to share with you the stories of these inspiring MythBusters.




2008 Myth Busters Calendar

The Benjamin Rose MythBuster 2008 Calendar is ready just in time for our 100th anniversary!

If you would like to receive a copy you may email or call Doug at 216.373.1607. Provide your address (or the address where you would like the calendar sent) and phone number and we'll be sure to have one in the mail to you right away!






MythBuster Joe Foley

 

Dr. Joseph Foley
As one ages one acquires a certain amount of experience and background. Some call that wisdom. I'm not sure it is, but it definitely allows you to think things through, make decisions, put things in perspective.

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MythBuster Cris Branche



Cris Branche
I call it my 21st Century beatitude: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape!
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MythBuster Neil Zurcher Neil Zurcher
On a crisp and sunny early fall afternoon, roving raconteur Neil Zurcher shared his thoughts about growing up as a “Depression” kid, exploring the highways and byways of Ohio, and how – thanks to his wife, Bonnie, and the unexpected celebrity status that's come with his “one tank” books – he's turned his retirement years into some of the busiest of his life.
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Virginia Marti Veith
Getting Virginia Marti Veith to sit long enough to tape an interview is nigh unto impossible. She'd far rather be showing off the award-winning work – ball gowns made from duct tape, fashion drawings, videos – of some of the 300-plus students enrolled at Virginia Marti College of Art and Design, which she single-handedly founded in 1966.
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MythBuster Bob Madison

Bob Madison
In a late afternoon interview in his sunny and – he's the first to admit – work-cluttered Mid-Town office, he shared insights into how his past shaped who he is today, how he's stayed at the forefront of architectural design, and his time-tested tips for aging successfully.
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MythBusters:
In alphabetical order
In Memoriam:


Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn Brown
Virgil Brown, Sr.
Steve Bullock
Cris Branche
The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell
Robert Conrad
Lal DiEgidio
Del Donahoo
Fred Embrescia
Bob Feller
Maury Feren
Richard Fleischman
Maria Luz Galindo of Luchita's Restaurant
Robert "Bob" Ginn
Bill "Smoochie" Gordon
Bob Gries
The Huff-n-Puffers Baseball Team
Dr. Sidney Katz
Ellen Kofron
Ralph & Terry Kovel
Belle Likover
Bob Madison
Dr. Alex & Mrs. Lillian Marks
Ruth Matthews
A. Grace Lee Mims
Walter "Walt" Nosal
Paige Palmer
Everett Poe
Richard W. Pogue
Joe Pyles
Jane Scott
Liz Shelton
Congressman Louis Stokes
Evelyn Tucci
Virginia Marti Veith
Eleanor Warner


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Jess Bell
Helen Spotts Brown
Chester Gray
Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Senator Howard Metzenbaum
Ed Preisler

Odelia Robinson
Ben Shouse
Viktor Schreckengost
Elsa and Everett Hosack
Alice Weston