Adaptability, wit, vivid memory define 102-year-old life
Posted: October 22nd, 2025
Celebrating her 102 birthday, Jo McClintock became in September the oldest woman residing at Chateau Madeleine in Melbourne.
She was one of its first residents and, according to its executive director, Eric Hardoon, one of its wittiest.
“She’s become like family. It’s because of her personality. She’s honest and doesn’t sugar coat anything,” he said.
She was born in Missouri on Sept. 20, 1923. Her real first name is Una Mae, but she adopted Jo as her nickname after a boy in fourth grade called her Puny Uni.
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