Delaware Educator, 108, Celebrated for an Active, Independent Life

Overview

• Susan Young Browne drew more than 130 people to her 108th birthday celebration at Whatcoat United Methodist Church in Dover.
• She still drives herself, and reports in local coverage say her renewed driver’s license is valid through 2033.
• Browne follows a morning exercise routine she has kept for about 20 years and joins group fitness classes three times a week at Dover’s Modern Maturity Center, where she has been a member since 1973.
• Delaware State University identifies her as its oldest living alumna, and her 30-year teaching career spanned segregated schools to integrated classrooms, including work in a one-room rural school and later at Fairview Elementary.
• In a recent CBS News interview, she credited steady habits and movement for her longevity, offering a practical blueprint for independence late in life.