February 1, 2010

"'If I die tomorrow, I'll know I'll die happy, because my degree's in the works"

That's what New Hampshire resident Harriet Richardson Ames said from the hospice where she was being cared for when told that Keene State was researching her coursework to see whether it could award her the diploma Mrs Ames so    desired.

Her daughter said,  "She had what I call a 'bucket list,' and that was the last thing on it."

  She got her college degree one day before dying, three weeks after turning 100.

 Harriet Richardson Ames

Posted by Jill Fallon at February 1, 2010 2:13 PM | Permalink
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