Waldo McBurney of Quinter, Kansas, who was designated as America’s oldest worker in 2006, died Wednesday. He was 106.
The designation came from Experience Works, which provides training and employment for senior citizens.
After graduating from college in 1927, he worked in various jobs. He started a seed-cleaning business in the 1950s and ran it until he was 91.
McBurney then turned his beekeeping hobby into a honey business. He sold it last year, saying he was slowing down. [rc]
July 11, 2009
USA: America's oldest worker dies at 106
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri / The Kansas City Star / July 11, 2009
Waldo McBurney of Quinter, Kansas, who was designated as America’s oldest worker in 2006, died Wednesday. He was 106.
The designation came from Experience Works, which provides training and employment for senior citizens.
After graduating from college in 1927, he worked in various jobs. He started a seed-cleaning business in the 1950s and ran it until he was 91.
McBurney then turned his beekeeping hobby into a honey business. He sold it last year, saying he was slowing down. [rc]
Waldo McBurney of Quinter, Kansas, who was designated as America’s oldest worker in 2006, died Wednesday. He was 106.
The designation came from Experience Works, which provides training and employment for senior citizens.
After graduating from college in 1927, he worked in various jobs. He started a seed-cleaning business in the 1950s and ran it until he was 91.
McBurney then turned his beekeeping hobby into a honey business. He sold it last year, saying he was slowing down. [rc]
