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Article: 102-Year-Old Texas Man Who Learned To Read At 98 Co-Authors Book, `Life Is So Good'.(George Dawson)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- April 17, 2000
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You're never too old to learn. George Dawson knows this to be true because just four years ago, at the age of 98, he decided that it was time to learn how to read.
Now, at 102, Dawson, along with Seattle, WA, educator Richard Glaubman, has co-authored Dawson's life story in the book Life Is So Good (Random House, $23.00).
Sharing inspirational and valuable lessons about living a happy life, Dawson reflects upon what life has been like for his more than 10 decades of living.
"I can't let loose of my memories, even if I wanted to," said Dawson in the book. "Yeah, I've seen it all in these hundred years, the good and the bad ... I can tell you ...
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