ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Remarkable People Over Eighty

Updated on August 23, 2016

No. One on Slate's List, 80 over 80

President Thomas S. Monson
President Thomas S. Monson

I was thrilled to see that my favorite person in the whole world was number one on the list Eighty Most Influential People Over Age 80 of 2009 put out annually by Slate magazine.

Thomas S. Monson is the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormons. He has been in the church leadership for most of his life. My family and I anticipate every word that he says, because he is a prophet of God for us in this day. Twice a year there is a conference in Salt Lake City where he presides and we are given counsel on how to live a happy life while we are on this earth. He promotes the doctrine that “families are forever” and even performed the marriage (sealing) for my daughter and her husband at the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters

Another person on this 80 over 80 list that I admire includes Barbara Walters as number four. She is an intelligent interviewer whom I have watched for many years. She seems very sincere and passionate about what she does. She has contributed much to women’s acceptance in the working world. Forbes named her the third most powerful woman in media in 2009.She has the ability to be sweet and bold at the same time.

Since I am from Hawaii, I will mention Daniel Inouye who is number 3 on the list. He is a senator from our state, and has been a member of Congress for as long as Hawaii has been a state. Also Daniel Akaka , number 51, who is also a senator from Hawaii.

I love music, and so I will also choose B.B. King , who is number 22 on the list. Rolling Stone named him the third greatest guitarist of all time. Then there is Tony Bennett , number 35, whom I have listened to for as long as I can remember. I think my father has all of his songs memorized.

A few TV icons I have watched over the years are Bob Barker , number 66, of The Price is Right , and Betty White number 40. I loved The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls . Now I am really showing my age. Of course I can’t leave out Kirk Douglas , #76 and his outstanding performance in Spartacus .

I always admired Billy Graham and the good he has done throughout the world. He has advised several of our US Presidents. Too bad he is unable to continue advising President Obama.

Since there are a few scoundrels on the list, I checked out how they chose the 80 over 80 . Slate said, “We've ranked these still-twinkling stars according to their power and importance, with extra credit given for energetic achievements post-80 and for being really, really, really old”.

Of course my very most favorite person over 80 is my father. He is still full of energy, wit and fun. For his 82nd birthday he went skydiving. I love cheering my father on, and hope he can make it to 100. I’m sure they just overlooked him, but he should definitely be on this list.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)