Bernice Madigan
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| Born | July 24, 1899[1] (age 124 years, 319 days) |
Bernice Madigan (born July 24, 1899)[1] is an American supercentenarian who is, at the age of 124 years, 319 days, the oldest living resident of Massachusetts, the third oldest living American, and the fifth oldest living person in the world.[citation needed]
Biography
She was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts and moved to Cheshire, where she lives today, when she was 6. She graduated from Adams High School in 1918, and thereafter moved to Washington, where she worked as a secretary for the Veterans Administration, then the Treasury Department. She attended the 1920 inaugaration of Warren Harding.
An average breakfast for Madigan comprises a bowl of Wheaties, with banana slices on top and four miniature glazed doughnuts on the side. As pastimes, she enjoys reading and watching television shows such as "The Lawrence Welk Show’’ and “Cops." A Republican, Madigan cites Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan as her favorite U.S. Presidents. "Reagan accomplished more for the government. Eisenhower I thought was very good in some ways in the White House. I liked them both very much."[2]
It was reported on her 110th birthday that she took no medicine or a daily vitamin.[3]
Longevity milestones
- January 2, 2013, Mamie Rearden died. Madigan became one of the ten oldest living people in the world.
- March 21, 2013, Elsie Thompson died. Madigan became the oldest white American.
- April 2, 2013, Maria Redaelli died. Madigan became the oldest white person in the world.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Bernice Madigan Centenarian Profile". Archon Genomics. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "At 110, Bay State's oldest resident is a marvel of longevity". The Boston Globe. July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.