Sunday, January 4, 2015

The Extreme of Omega


Cheshire, Mass. — The state's oldest citizen and the fifth-oldest person in the world died early Saturday morning, January 3, 2015.

Bernice Emerson Madigan was 115 years, 163 days, old.

I met Mrs. Madigan on a few occasions and she was a memorable person.  iBerdkshire has a moving obituary.

Bernice Madigan was a member of an exclusive club, the supercentenarians: people who has lived to or passed their 110th birthday. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians.  It is believed that supercentenarians live a life typically free of major age-related diseases until shortly before maximum human lifespan is reached between 110 and 115 years.

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