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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Wayback on March 13, 2010, 09:37:53 AM

Title: Two oldest people in U.S. die on same day
Post by: Wayback on March 13, 2010, 09:37:53 AM

Two of the oldest people in the U.S. died on the same day.  Mary Josephine Ray, 114 years, 294 days, died in N.H. just hours before Daisey Bailey of Detroit, who was 113 years, 342 days.  God bless 'em!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/03/oldest-americans-die-on-the-same-day.html

Title: Re: Two oldest people in U.S. die on same day
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 13, 2010, 09:48:18 AM

wow.... weird, two of the youngest people in the U.S. were BORN on that VERY SAME DAY!

 ;)

Title: Re: Two oldest people in U.S. die on same day
Post by: urth on March 13, 2010, 10:51:17 AM

Quote from: Wayback on March 13, 2010, 09:37:53 AM

Two of the oldest people in the U.S. died on the same day.  Mary Josephine Ray, 114 years, 294 days, died in N.H. just hours before Daisey Bailey of Detroit, who was 113 years, 342 days.  God bless 'em!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/03/oldest-americans-die-on-the-same-day.html

Clarification: I think the article says that "two of the oldest people in the US died on that day. The first one (Mary Ray) was the oldest person, but the woman who succeeded her as the oldest is older than the second one who died, Daisy Bailey.

Title: Re: Two oldest people in U.S. die on same day
Post by: SFGuy on March 14, 2010, 12:43:57 AM

Quote from: Wayback on March 13, 2010, 09:37:53 AM

Two of the oldest people in the U.S. died on the same day.  Mary Josephine Ray, 114 years, 294 days, died in N.H. just hours before Daisey Bailey of Detroit, who was 113 years, 342 days.  God bless 'em!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/03/oldest-americans-die-on-the-same-day.html

I imagine most people here are around. To live that long, you would double your current age plus an additional 13-14 years!!