Louise Jean Signore turned 107 years old on Wednesday, and shared a few of her secrets to living a long and happy life.
Signore was born in Manhattan on July 31, 1912, and has been a resident of the Bronx since 1926. She enjoys traveling — in the 1950s, she took three months off from her job with the Metropolitan Transit Authority to vacation in Europe — and credits her positive attitude and love of adventure with keeping her young at heart.
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There were four children in Signore's family, and two of her siblings are still living — including her youngest sister, who turned 102 in March. Signore lives on her own, but spends time at a local senior center, where 100 friends and family celebrated her birthday. Signore never dreamed that she would live to be 107, telling ABC 7 New York, "I used to come to the center every day, and there was a woman, 100 years old. I said, 'Oh my God, 100 years old!" Catherine Garcia
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