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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.

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Woody Coddington  

Woody Coddington

If you are positive and have things on any given day that you look forward to – the first game of the World Series, a new Sudoku puzzle, the daily paper, certain meals – you are going to age well.

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Dorothy O. Jackson

When you volunteer you aren’t giving yourself away, you are just giving.

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  Dorothy Jackson

Ed Abel

 

Ed Abel

You have to be adaptable and modify things as your circumstances change.  And you have to have to know when it’s time to make those modifications. 

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Inez Killingsworth

No matter what you are striving for, if you can see some good coming out of what you have done, and what you are doing, you are aging successfully. 

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  Inez Killingsworth

Gordon & Evie Safran
 

Gordon & Evie Safran

Attitude is really important.  As you get older, you tend to dwell on things that maybe you shouldn’t, so you really need to make an effort to keep a good attitude.  

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Violet Spevack

Growing old gracefully has a lot to do with your attitude and openness to life. They enable you to reach out beyond yourself…and that’s really important for aging successfully.

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  Violet Spevack
George Forbes
 

George Forbes

Don't resist aging. Don't fight it. Embrace where and who you are at this stage of life…and enjoy the beauty of it.

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Eleanor Steigman

Share what you have learned, and contribute to the community. When I see an innovative way of doing something, I don't just adopt it, I share it, too.

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Eleanor Steigman

 

Katie & George Hoy
 

Katie & George Hoy

Mentally, we are constantly solving puzzles, new things that come up with the inn, with life... And we stay tuned in to what's going on in the world.

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Kathy Manos

"Stay involved with people. Read. Exercise. And be happy. That's not always so easy. Sometimes you have to work at staying on the bright side of things."

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  Kathy Manos
Franny Taft  

Franny Taft

"Staying emotionally fit means staying active, but I'm not talking about jumping up and down. I'm talking about staying connected with people, engaging in conversations with the people around you and being open to new ideas and new information. "

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Mike Clegg

"Aging successfully means knowing what you want to do, and doing it."

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  Mike Clegg
Les Roberts  

Les Roberts

“I'm sure a lot of older people still live in the home they lived in when they were raising their kids. They shouldn't. If they would get out of that house, it would take so much pressure off them and then they'd have the time and energy to do so many things -- things they actually want to do. ”

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Jane Kessler

“I'm not inclined to go back to the 'good old days' . It's much more interesting to think about what's going on now and what's going to happen. ”

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  Jane Kessler
Nancy Cronin
 

Nancy Cronin

“We all have a purpose in life and age doesn't have anything to do with it. Staying active and involved… well, it keeps me purposeful.”

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Kevin O'Donnell

I feel that I'm aging successfully when I'm able to maintain an interest in a variety of subjects. I know I'm on the right track when I have more to do than I have time to do it.

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  Kevin O'Donnell
Larry Morrow
 

Larry Morrow

Aging well is a combination of things. Be a positive thinker. My entire life I used the old cliché; the glass-is-half-full never-half-empty. Always take the high road. Always! And think “young.”

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Zev Harel

"Life is a continuum. It's the whole continuum that is important, not just one or two things done at one or two points in time. My favorite expression is ‘You are who you are and you become more so as you age.'"

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  Zev Harel
Phyllis Seltzer  

Phyllis Seltzer

"If you want to age successfully you have to enjoy living. You have to be aware of the world around you and you have to be interested in what's around you. "

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Beryl Rothschild

"No matter what your age, you should always be pushing yourself to have new experiences."

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  Beryl Rothschild
Fred Griffith  

Fred Griffith

"Successful aging is staying alert to the things that have always interested and challenged you. And it's paying attention to your health."

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MythBusters:
In alphabetical order
In Memoriam:


Ed Abel
Bruce Akers
Ed Bixenstine
William F. Boyd
Cris Branche
Abraham Brickner, PhD
Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn Brown
Steve Bullock
The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell
Jean Capers & Alice Rose
Robert Conrad
Crankshaft
Mike Clegg
Nancy C. Cronin
Lal DiEgidio
Del Donahoo
Grace Drake
Maury Feren
Richard Fleischman
Dr. Joseph Foley
George L. Forbes
Maria Luz Galindo of Luchita's Restaurant
Nina Gibans
Robert "Bob" Ginn
Bob Gries
Fred Griffith
Zev Harel
Connie Harper
Dorothy Jackson
Carol Heiss Jenkins
Katie & George Hoy
The Huff-n-Puffers Baseball Team
Dr. Sidney Katz
Betty Kemper
Jane Kessler
Inez Killingsworth
Ellen Kofron
The Kovels
Belle Likover
Bob Madison
Kathy Manos
Dr. Alex & Mrs. Lillian Marks
Ruth Matthews
A. Grace Lee Mims
Steven A. Minter
Larry Morrow
Walter "Walt" Nosal
Sister Helen Jean Novy
Kevin O'Donnell
Everett Poe
Richard W. Pogue
Joe Pyles
Les Roberts
Beryl Rothschild
Sam Rutigliano
Gordon & Evie Safran
Phyllis Seltzer
Liz Shelton
Dorothy & Reuben Silver
Violet Spevack
Eleanor Steigman
Congressman Louis Stokes
Franny Taft
Evelyn Tucci
Virginia Marti Veith
Eleanor Warner
Neil Zurcher


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Jess Bell
Helen Spotts Brown
Virgil Brown, Sr.
Fred Embrescia
Bob Feller
Bill "Smoochie" Gordon
Chester Gray
Ralph Kovel
Mina Kulber
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Senator Howard Metzenbaum
Paige Palmer
Ed Preisler

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