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‘I Didn’t Think Playing Bingo Was Up to My Speed.’ This 84-Year-Old Texas Woman Is About to Earn Her College Degree

(RICHARDSON, Texas) — After raising five kids and retiring at age 77 from her secretarial job, Janet Fein couldn’t be blamed for finally relaxing, but that’s not her. Fein, now 84, went to back to school and will accomplish a long-held goal this week when she graduates from the University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s degree. “I didn’t have anything to do in retirement and I didn’t think that playing bingo was up to my speed,” said Fein, who majored in sociology because she felt it was “substantial.” She said she enjoyed all the reading and writing papers.

 

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