Good News Story: “Senior Edition”

The oldest person in America recently celebrated another birthday. Her name is Bessie Hendricks, and she lives in Lake City, Iowa. She’s 115 years old and has lived through twenty-one presidents. Two world wars. A depression. The sinking of the Titanic, and even two Chicago Cubs World Series championships (1908 and 2016). According to the Gerontology Research Group, she is the oldest person living in the United States and the fourth oldest person in the world. Her daughter, Joan Schaffer, who turned 90 a day earlier says “It’s marvelous that we still have her.” All three of her surviving children joined her for a birthday party, and enjoyed a moment few in the world ever have.