Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.

Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night.

Conant, who is a nurse, said he met Hoffner — whom he called Grandma at her request — several years ago while he was working as a caregiver for another resident at the senior living center. He said she had amazing energy and remained mentally sharp.

“She was indefatigable. She just kept going,” he said Tuesday. “She was not someone who would take naps in the afternoon, or not show up for any function, dinner or anything else. She was always there, fully present. She kept going, always.”

  • JoYo@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    you can just buy them without doing anything.

    they’ll sell the same “record” more than once.

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      1 year ago

      I can just buy a world record for oldest skydiver even though I’m 18?

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              1 year ago

              Really? Can you show me the document that says Guiness sold an oldest person record to someone who was clearly not the oldest?

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                1 year ago

                Guinness’s problem is that their business is based on getting paid for records that should be useless, like those of Brunei.

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                  1 year ago

                  Still waiting for the document I requested.