Primary Education Topic:
Creativity and Lifelong Learning
Other Education Topics:
Aging in Community
Health & Wellness
His wife of 50 years thought he was crazy. But when Jack jumped out of an airplane at 13,000 feet, attached to a skydiving instructor, it was the most thrilling thing he’d done in years—and one more item to scratch off of his bucket list.
By Marc E. Agronin
His wife of 50 years thought he was crazy. But when Jack jumped out of an airplane at 13,000 feet, attached to a skydiving instructor, it was the most thrilling thing he’d done in years—and one more item to scratch off of his bucket list. Jack’s jump represented his expanding mentality toward aging and retirement: do it now, do it fast and don’t spare the excitement and adventure.