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Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.

Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night.

Conant, who is a nurse, said he met Hoffner — whom he called Grandma at her request — several years ago while he was working as a caregiver for another resident at the senior living center. He said she had amazing energy and remained mentally sharp.

“She was indefatigable. She just kept going,” he said Tuesday. “She was not someone who would take naps in the afternoon, or not show up for any function, dinner or anything else. She was always there, fully present. She kept going, always.”

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (13 children)

No one’s going to say anything about “indefatigable”? Am I the only illiterate here that’s never heard of this word?

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a really uncommon word. But hey, you get to be one of today's lucky 10,000.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay so it's actually pronounceable. According to google it goes like: in-dee-fa-tu-ga-bull

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Well.... I guess I've never heard it spoken before lol

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The stick guy in the second panel looks like he's bursting for a pish

[–] graymess@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I only know it thanks to the Camelot song from Holy Grail.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In war we're tough and able

Quite indefatigable

Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable

I have to push the pram a lot.

[–] hactar42@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I would say you are more literate because it's in the last sentence, most people never read that far.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not as common now as it used to be, and even back then it wasn't really common, but it's kind of like the word "inauspicious." I had never heard anyone use the word before, but then I went to India and every English speaking Indian seemed to use the word regularly. It was weird.

But yeah, indefatigable is a word I've heard before, both spoken in older movies and in older books.

[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd put money on the nurse being a roleplayer / watcher. It's a character attribute you can have in DnD 5e and I believe pops up in a few other tabletop games, so like, golems/robots "don't get tired."

Also totally possible he just likes older media of course.

[–] specfreq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Sanity_in_Moderation@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In war we're tough and able, Quite indefatigable. Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.

[–] auskast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I. Have. To. Push. The. Pram a loooooot.

[–] sock@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

my thought process was IN (no) and FATIGUE (tired) per context clues it seems like someone who doesnt get tired

idk the word tho

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That is roughly what it means, yeah.

[–] paleasswhiteguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a perfectly cromulent word!

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Stephen304@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I came here to see if anybody else had that as a wordly wise word in high school

[–] meliorit@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

LOVELESS Yes, Mr. West, I'm sure a well- endowed blackamoor like yourself must find it absolutely impossible... that a freak like me could fully enjoy the pleasure of a woman. But having witnessed my use of mechinology so far... wouldn't you think I could provide myself with something for the lower half of my body that was hard-pumping and indefatigably steely?