There’s a great article on two of Palisades’ nonegenarians in the May issue of 10964: Dorothy Davis and Albon Man, who are 96 and 94, respectively. Their bios are so inspiring; Ms. Davis is a 1985 Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. I had no idea what this was, but when I looked it up, the MWA website explains it as an award “representing the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing.” How impressive! The organization also administers the esteemed Edgar Awards, for which Ms. Davis was nominated 7 times. The awards are given for 15 separate categories, a fact I didn’t know… At any rate, Ms. Davis now lives in the Esplanade and is currently working on her memoirs.
Mr. Man retired from Prentice Hall at 65, started a new career with the American Institute of CPA and retired from there at 80. Amazing. He also volunteered with the Historical Society of Rockland to keep busy after that retirement and took part in a peace vigil against the war. Like Ms. Davis, Mr. Man reads a great deal and is very aware of world events.
I think how fortunate we are to know these two impressive Palisadians.