Retirement might just become a thing of the past. But for some, retirement has never been an option.

Why?

Because they love their jobs too much to give them up.

Case in point – Mildred Heath. She’s 100 years old and still working in a career that she started in 1923 at the age of 15.

And she has no intention of retiring. Working as a journalist what she does and who she is. Commuting the one block from her apartment to the office on an electric scooter, she takes classified ads, files photographs, and seeks out local news. Even at a big gathering to celebrate her 100th birthday, Mrs. Heath kept a notepad and pen handy to gather news for that week’s paper.

An inspiration for people of all ages, Mildred was recently named by Experience Works, the nation’s largest provider of training and employment services for older workers, as America’s Oldest Worker for 2008.

Here’s Mildred in her own words…

I wonder how many more Mildred’s are out there…

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