104-Year-Old Woman dies After Setting Potentially Record-Breaking Skydive
The 104-year-old Chicagoan Dorothy Hoffner, who recently attempted a jump that may have earned her the distinction of being the oldest person to ever parachute from resident aircraft, has gone unexpectedly.
Joe Conant, a close friend of Hoffner’s, disclosed that personnel at the Brookdale Lake View assisted care facility discovered her body on Monday morning. She seemed to have died gently on Sunday night while sleeping.
Hoffner requested that Conant, a nurse, call her “Grandma” and do so with affection. Years ago, while tending to another patient at the senior living facility, he first met her. Her tremendous vigor and unwavering mental clarity astounded him.
“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.”
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Hoffner successfully completed a tandem skydive on October 1 that might qualify her to become the oldest skydiver in history. She descended from a height of 13,500 feet (4,100 meters) at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, which is 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, saying to a cheering crowd upon landing, “Age is just a number.” She had already jumped from a plane once before, when she was just 100 years old.
Conant revealed that he is currently completing the necessary documentation to posthumously certify Hoffner as the oldest skydiver in the world with Guinness World Records. He does, however, believe that this procedure will take some time. the 103-year-old who set the previous record in May 2022 Ingegärd, Linnéa
Conant made a point of stating that Hoffner’s goal in skydiving was not to break records. She simply loved the experience so much that she wished she could do it all over again. Hoffner worked as a telephone operator for Illinois Bell, which ultimately changed its name to AT&T, for more than 40 years before retiring 43 years ago. She had lived in Chicago her entire life, was still single, and had no close relatives, according to Conant.
Early November is the date set for Hoffner’s memorial service.
104-Year-Old Woman dies After Setting Potentially Record-Breaking Skydive
