My Aunt Joan

I couldn’t decide whether to post something on this or not, and hemmed and hawed about it for a few days. In the end, as evidenced by what you read, I decided to acknowledge my aunt’s birthday, which was Tuesday, December 14.

The reason for my hesitancy is that she’s a private person who doesn’t like the spotlight. But I know she’s also kind of a feisty neo-Luddite (to put it mildly), and I know (and hope!) the chances that she’ll see this are pretty low.

Probably, the number of nonagenarians in the world is greater today than ever. My aunt, however, is not your typical 90-year-old, or at least, she seems unique to my undoubtedly prejudiced eyes.

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If that’s not enough, she volunteers in her spare time. She makes sandwiches for the homeless for her church, and she also volunteers cataloging birds for the Natural History Museum. At one time, she got an award from then-Mayor Koch for her work with the blind.

In her younger days, she acted off-Broadway and is still a huge theater fan. A typical New Yorker, she’s got an opinion on everything, jaywalks, and will cut you off mid-sentence if she has a point to make.

She’s also taught me, as a single person like her, what it’s all about to age with some grace. I think that message is that it’s about others and the world around you, being engaged in civic life, helping the less fortunate, and being grateful for the rich life you have. I believe it’s that sense of purpose which has made her so vital throughout her life, and I cherish that lesson.