{"id":1610,"date":"2021-09-03T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2022-02-17T21:27:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:27:55","slug":"golden-reflections-by-tracy-geisz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/personal-growth\/golden-reflections\/golden-reflections-by-tracy-geisz\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Reflections by Tracy Geisz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden Reflections by Tracy Geisz<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you want to be young, you need to have young friends,\u201d recommends Shirley Moore.<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you imagine living 36,500+ days and still having the excitement to see what is next? Shirley Moore is 100 years young, born on May 25, 1921, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She graduated from Pekin High School in 1939 and married her high school sweetheart, Alfred \u201cBaldy\u201d Moore, on America\u2019s Birthday, July 4th. They were married for 48 years before Baldy\u2019s passing. She remembers when the going rate for office work or a job at the factory was $0.50 an hour.<\/em><\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long to get this South Pekin resident to start sharing her stories. I only wish you could hear her infectious laugh. She was ready for me to ask my questions as we enjoyed a pork chop sandwich.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWhat is something you did in your life that was your most favorite thing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cGoing to Charlevoix, Michigan. I love the beach and the water!\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWhat are you most proud of in your life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cMy son and his two children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWhat are some things you discovered that are most important in life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cThe Lord. My strength. My gift of organization. Having fun. I love to garden and I am not afraid to get dirty. Loving my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cHow did you overcome the obstacles you faced in your life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cWith my strength, determination, and persistence!\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWhat does it take to be happy in life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cNot a whole lot: two meals a day and a roof over your head. One more thing: Sex on the Beach. The drink.\u201d(There was a great story with that one but I am unable to share.)<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWhat was one of your favorite places to eat, shop, or hang out in Peoria?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cHunt\u2019s Drive-In was always fun. I loved shopping at Shradskees, Bergners, and Block & Kuhl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cWho has made the biggest impact on your life and why?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cMy Dad. He was a happy-go-lucky Irishman. I could talk to him about anything and everything. He called me \u201cJack\u201d because he wanted a boy. He never criticized me. He would ask me if I would take the time and think about this or that in my life. Also my Grandma, Ada Barr. She was a feisty, red hot Democrat. She taught me how to cook. She would come over for Sunday dinner and in a teaching way analyze my dinner and give me tips on how to make it better. \u201cTracy: \u201cWhat was it about your spouse that you knew he was the one?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cHe showed me a lot of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cIf you could visit any place you\u2019ve already traveled, where would it be and why?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cBesides Charlevoix, Michigan, the time I took Amtrak from Bloomington to Seattle. I loved being on the train with the people and I loved the food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy: \u201cHow did you get to be 100?\u201d<\/p>\n

Shirley: \u201cI have been asked that question a lot lately and it really irritates me! I grew up differently than everyone else. I didn\u2019t go to a doctor until I was 82. When I grew up everyone had a garden, fruit trees, and a grape arbor. We were outside to work in the garden or to play\u2014we were not sitting in our living rooms. It\u2019s also important to have a good sense of humor. Life gives you valleys and mountain tops\u2014just have fun! Also, stop complaining about your aches and pains. We all have aches and pains but I don\u2019t advertise it. My secret to living to 100? Don\u2019t hang out with old people!\u201d<\/p>\n

There are five generations alive in Shirley\u2019s family right now. She talked lovingly of her family and told hilarious stories of days gone by. I had the biggest smile in my heart after our interview. Her smile and energy is contagious. I didn\u2019t want the moment to end<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Golden Reflections by Tracy Geisz \u201cIf you want to be young, you need to have young friends,\u201d recommends Shirley Moore. Can you imagine living 36,500+ days and still having the excitement to see what is next? Shirley Moore is 100 years young, born on May 25, 1921, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She graduated from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"issue_url":"","table_of_contents_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golden-reflections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1612,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions\/1612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionbeauty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}