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83-Year Old Man Records 100th Skydive

Filed in archive Adventure by Terah Shelton on August 31, 2007

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I'm often inspired by the elderly. I've always said I would rather engage a conversation with someone older than me than someone younger. I feel they are filled with life and experiences, but they also have a vibrant spirit unmatched in the generation younger than them. And Leo Dean is not any different. At 83 years old, Dean has recorded his 100 skydive.

What will you be doing at 83 years old?

An 83-year-old New York skydiver, who's been jumping out of airplanes for less than 10 years, has reached the 100-jump mark.

Leo Dean of Albany now has his sights set on 200 jumps.

Dean took up skydiving after he was widowed in 1998. He tells the albany times unionlinks he wondered if he had "the nerve to step out the door" and was pleased to find out he did.

Dean is a veteran of World War II and still works as vice president of a financial services company. He made his 100th skydive yesterday and says he won't give it up till he has to.


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