Last year’s honorees were 104-year-old Emilio Navarro of Ponce Puerto Rico and 101-year-old Sally Gordon of Lincoln, Neb.
The last surviving member of the Negro American League, Mr. Navarro is considered the world’s oldest former baseball player, softball player and coach. Known by the nickname Millito, he has been inducted in the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame and the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame. He currently works as the comptroller for a company that he founded after his baseball career, Schuffley Alley, which distributes gaming machines.
The first female sergeant-at-arms for Nebraska, Ms. Gordon continues to serve the state’s legislators. With an employment history that spans 84 years, she has worked for three of Nebraska’s governors and several other government agencies. Her experience also includes court reporting, advertising, retail work and professional modeling – a career she began at age 56.
Waldo McBurney, who at one time was named “America’s oldest worker,” died last week. He was 106.
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