Respect Your Elders: Janet Guthrie
#RespectYourElders: Janet Guthrie, 81, is a former professional race car driver, pilot, flight instructor and aerospace engineer. She is the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis […]
Respect Your Elders: Retired Doctors Battling COVID-19
#RespectYourElders: Chicago Methodist Senior Services frequently highlights older adults who changed the world in one way or another. We write about actors, musicians, activists and more. With the state of […]
Respect Your Elders: Claudette Colvin
#RespectYourElders: Everyone knows Rosa Parks, her influence on African American civil rights and her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But nine months before Parks became known for her […]
Respect Your Elders: Anthony Hopkins
#RespectYourElders: Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE, 81, is a Welsh actor, director, producer and philanthropist. He’s well-versed in TV and film and has won both Academy and Emmy Awards during […]
Respect Your Elders: Jeremiah Stamler
#RespectYourElders: Jeremiah Stamler, MD, 100, is a researcher at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a trailblazing scientist specializing in cardiology. He’s considered by many to be the “father […]
Respect Your Elders: George Merz
#RespectYourElders: George Merz, 94, is a World War Two veteran who fought at D-Day in Normandy, France and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium. Merz was born in […]
Respect Your Elders: Tina Turner
#RespectYourElders: Tina Turner, 79, is an American-Swiss singer and actress. The Grammy-winning singer is often called “The Queen of Rock and Roll.” Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, she was […]
Respect Your Elders: Pele
#RespectYourElders: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE, 79, is a retired Brazilian soccer player who played as a forward. He’s considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all […]
Respect Your Elders: Dan Rather
#RespectYourElders: Dan Rather, 87, is an American journalist and author. His career spans nearly seven decades and he’s interviewed every president since Harry Truman. Rather won countless journalism awards throughout […]
Respect Your Elders: Dick Butkus
#RespectYourElders: Richard (Dick) Marvin Butkus, 76, is a former Chicago Bears linebacker and NFL Hall of Fame athlete. He’s considered one of the best football players in history and played […]
Respect Your Elders: Sister Rosemary Connelly
#RespectYourElders: Sister Rosemary Connelly, 88, is a pioneer for disability rights and has dedicated her life to the service of others. She is the executive director at Misericordia, a nonprofit […]
Respect Your Elders: Philip Bailey
#RespectYourElders: Philip Bailey, age 68, is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist for Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF). Bailey’s musical success is in part due to his vocal versatility and […]
Respect Your Elders: Tony Bennett
#RespectYourElders: Tony Bennett, 93, is a legendary American singer. Throughout his nearly seven-decade-long career, Bennett has won 18 Grammy Awards and two Emmy awards, and has sold over 50 million […]
Respect Your Elders: Katherine Johnson
#RespectYourElders: Katherine Johnson, 100, is an American mathematician and former NASA employee who was vital to the success of some of history’s most important space missions. She’s one of the […]
Respect Your Elders: Danny Glover
#RespectYourElders: Danny Glover, 72, is an American actor, film director and humanitarian. Over the course of his career, he has acted in over 100 films and is best known for […]
Respect Your Elders: Meryl Streep
#RespectYourElders, Meryl Streep, age 70, is an award-winning American actress. She’s been nominated for 21 Academy Awards, winning three, and has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight. Streep was […]
Respect Your Elders: Raffi Cavoukian
#RespectYourElders, Raffi Cavoukian, 70, is a singer and guitarist best known for his popular children’s music. Raffi is also an author, advocate, entrepreneur and founder of the Raffi Foundation for […]
Respect Your Elders: Mickey Hart
#RespectYourElders: Mickey Hart, 75, is a percussionist, author and musicologist best known as one of the drummers for the Grateful Dead. He is a Grammy Award winner, an inductee of […]
Respect Your Elders: Yoko Ono
#RespectYourElders: Yoko Ono, age 86, is an artist, filmmaker, peace advocate and musician. Many people know of her marriage to John Lennon, the late guitarist and singer of the Beatles. Ono […]
Respect Your Elders: Sir David Attenborough
#RespectYourElders: Sir David Attenborough, 93, is an English broadcaster, writer and historian. He’s known as the face and voice of countless educational television programs that explore animal life, climate change […]
Respect Your Elders: Margaret Atwood
#RespectYourElders: Margaret Atwood, age 79, is a Canadian author, poet and inventor. Known for her work in dystopian and historical fiction, she has written more than 40 books and essays […]
Respect Your Elders: Mick Jagger
#RespectYourElders: Michael Phillip “Mick” Jagger, age 75, is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer of the Rolling Stones and a rock and roll legend. Between […]
Respect Your Elders: Buddy Guy
#RespectYourElders: Buddy Guy, 92, is an American blues guitarist and singer. Known for his sensational guitar playing and Chicago blues performances, he has influenced many musical legends including Jimi Hendrix, […]
Respect Your Elders: Sidney Poitier
#RespectYourElders: Sidney Poitier, 92, is an actor, director, author and diplomat known for his influence on race relations in the United States. He became the first black actor to win […]
Respect Your Elders: Warren Buffett
#RespectYourElders: Nebraska native Warren Buffett, age 88 and known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is an American business tycoon, investment guru, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and […]
