Tucsonan Amy Jean Knorr celebrates 106th birthday

Amy Jean Knorr celebrated her 106th birthday on Nov. 28, 2022. She was born in 1916 in Michigan, in a house without electricity, according to her family. She graduated high school in 1934 and earned her PhD in home economics…

After marrying her husband Phillip, who passed in 2012, they moved to Tucson and worked at the University of Arizona. Her teaching took her to Brazil and Nigeria and she worked heavily with student teachers. She would later sponsor scholarships for students.

Knorr continues to bring lively energy to every room, according to her family. She lives at Atria Bell Court in Tucson, where she reads daily, enjoys socializing with friends and eating ice cream. She said she will live every day the best she can until she reaches 107. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.

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