The oldest living resident of Alaska in the United States, Mrs. Louise Thompson, celebrated her 110th birthday on June 7th at Pikes Landing Restaurant. She was surrounded by her friends and family. Her family recently honored her by reading a document detailing significant historical milestones during her lifetime (from the first transcontinental telephone call in 1915 to women earning the right to vote in 1920, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964). She is the second confirmed supercentenarian known to have lived in Alaska, after Clara Anderson (2 July 1905 – 12 September 2016).
Louise Thompson’s 110th birthday at Pikes Landing Restaurant
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Thompson was born in Orange, Virginia, United States, on June 7, 1914. She moved from New York to Fairbanks in 2001 to be closer to her daughter, Diane Leavy.
She continued her active lifestyle, even starting an exercise program for seniors. Throughout her life, Thompson ran a successful catering business, famously serving Eleanor Roosevelt’s family. She treasures the peace of Fairbanks, having traveled to all the places she desired and harboring no further goals.
Thompson’s longevity and resilience are marked by her survival of breast cancer and receiving a pacemaker in 2011. Her pacemaker’s battery, initially expected to outlast her, was replaced three years ago, and she continues to thrive. She has also lived through 19 U.S. presidencies and 11 wars, including the Spanish flu, polio outbreak, and COVID-19 pandemic.
