96Y0 vet shares keys to happiness in memoir

When Les Ames turned 90, he decided it was about time to walk his first Bloomsday. He nearly gave up halfway up Doomsday Hill, but managed to push his walker across the finish line in just under three hours. “I’d have made it if it had killed me,” he said. “I walked that sucker.” Now 96, the World War II veteran still refuses to slow down. He’s a member of a half-dozen civic organizations and clubs in Spokane and uses his computer and iPhone to keep in touch with his three children, 12 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. “When I got to be 96 years old, I thought, ‘Why has the good Lord left me here on earth?’” he said. After some reflection, he decided it was so he could serve others by sharing what he’s learned in a book. With help from co-author Eufemia Munn, Ames’ memoir, “Happiness is Life,” tells the story of his service in the Pacific, his career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and his insights on living a happy life/ Rachel Alexander , SR. More here.

Question: Who in their late 80s or 90s do you know that is happy?