The extraordinary thing about Kathleen King is not that she was run over by her own car on Monday.
It's that at 80, Ms. King was at work.
A volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Ms. King is one of some 500 volunteers who regularly deliver food for 1,000 people a day in Albany County. One colleague describes her this way: "A spunky, spunky older lady."
Actually, in a time when people are living longer and staying more fit, she isn't as much a rarity as one might think. Thursday, Senior Services of Albany will recognize volunteers with its Third Age Awards; their average age is 80, with at least one in her 90s. Still, it's remarkable that at a time in life …
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