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THEE Realist
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne likes to drive her blue Subaru everywhere she needs to go.
She lives independently in her own house in Dover, Delaware, exercises every day, reads romance novels, and enjoys dancing and socializing.
The centenarian has been driving for more than 80 years and just renewed her driver’s license until 2033, when she would be 115.
“In order for me to go to the store, I have to drive,” Browne tells TODAY.com. “Anywhere I want to go, I have to drive. … I’m an experienced driver. I try to be very careful.”
Her son, Jim Young, 83, calls her “amazing” and strong.
Her daughter, Lynnette Overby, 75, says she’s “quite something, and now she’s quite famous.”
Browne had a huge 108th birthday party earlier this year with guests that included the governor of Delaware.
It seemed a world away from the farm where she was born on April 24, 1918, in Lincoln, Delaware. She, her parents and nine siblings lived in a house that had no electricity or running water.
Browne went to a segregated elementary school, where she admired her teacher and became determined to become one herself. “One of the most important things that I had in mind was to get an education and be a teacher,” she said in an interview about her life.
She lives independently in her own house in Dover, Delaware, exercises every day, reads romance novels, and enjoys dancing and socializing.
The centenarian has been driving for more than 80 years and just renewed her driver’s license until 2033, when she would be 115.
“In order for me to go to the store, I have to drive,” Browne tells TODAY.com. “Anywhere I want to go, I have to drive. … I’m an experienced driver. I try to be very careful.”
Her son, Jim Young, 83, calls her “amazing” and strong.
Her daughter, Lynnette Overby, 75, says she’s “quite something, and now she’s quite famous.”
Browne had a huge 108th birthday party earlier this year with guests that included the governor of Delaware.
It seemed a world away from the farm where she was born on April 24, 1918, in Lincoln, Delaware. She, her parents and nine siblings lived in a house that had no electricity or running water.
Browne went to a segregated elementary school, where she admired her teacher and became determined to become one herself. “One of the most important things that I had in mind was to get an education and be a teacher,” she said in an interview about her life.
