I have had my own go-round with Forrest Gump. My last five years have been in the company of celebrities, presidents, professional athletes and stories you might read about if you are lucky. Let me clarify that with the statement that I became friends with a unique and most interesting woman who lived to almost101 years of age.
Jean Dean of Ship Bottom was celebrated last year for arriving at the grand age of 100 on Christmas Day 2014. The SandPaper did a feature article on this woman who definitely was born ahead of her time.
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