G. B. Shelburne, III at 86 “Ruth and I want to keep on serving as long as God will allow us to do it. It’s in our prayer every day, that He will let us serve. In some ways serving at this age is the best service you ever do…

My wife and I met Mr. Woodson a few years ago, when he was a dinner guest in our home. I knew he was in Denver to speak at the Western Conservative Summit, but I had no idea who he was. …

Dave and Linda Rogers Dave Rogers began a 25-year career as an engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation right after graduating college. He developed an expertise in hydraulic analysis and design for large water projects. He retired from the Bureau at age 47 but continues to work part-time as a…

“Reuben Zubrow is a household name at the University of Colorado Boulder. The professor of economics taught for 43 years and is remembered as an engaging, energetic, challenging, and humorous instructor. Zubrow passed away in 1997 at the age of 83, only five years after he finished teaching at the…

“I don’t think I’ll ever retire, unless they make me.” Dick Van Dyke needs no introduction. From Mary Poppins to the Dick Van Dyke Show, he has had a storied acting career in both movies and television. He is currently 95 years old and a working actor. He performs music…

“I’m just grateful to my Heavenly Father for all the blessings he’s showered down on me, and if I can help lift people with the years I have left, I’ll be very grateful.” [Author’s note: I first met Tom Thorkelson in the early 1990s. I was a career agent with…

Joseph Dingman: Developing Affordable Housing at 79 “Retirement is a fraud perpetrated on the public. It’s shameful to waste people who are 65 to go play golf or watch TV. I don’t even understand it. I have my time to give, and as long as my wife doesn’t need…

“When people use the term retired, I prefer to use the term refired. I’ve refired myself, not in the sense of termination. I just have a new fire for what I do. I’m out to change the world.” Russ Minary has lived a varied work life. He studied anthropology and…

Jeff worked for Marathon Oil as a petroleum engineer. In 1999, in the midst of another oil industry downturn, Marathon made Jeff an early retirement offer he couldn’t refuse. He retired at age 52. The timing was fortunate as his mother, who lived out of state, developed serious health problems…