World’s Oldest Living Person Passed Away

Gertrude Baines, formerly the world’s oldest living person, recently died in her sleep.  Born in 1894, Baines outlived all of her relatives, her potential heirs, but lived long enough to fulfill a lifelong dream when she voted for Barack Obama.

See John Rogers, World’s oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115, AP, Sept. 11, 2009.

Special thanks to Adam J. Hirsch(William and Catherine VanDercreek Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law) for bringing this to my attention.