Centenarian Profile
Sydney Bacon
Age: 102
Born: June 25, 1910
Toronto,
Canada
Canada
In the last 100 years, what invention had the most impact on your life? Why?
The automobile as it allowed the ordinary person the freedom to discover places they would never have travelled to otherwise.
What was your favorite decade? Why?
The 20s. I was living in England then, where I was born. I was just beginning to relate to the opposite sex.
What advice would you give to a high school graduate today?
Take advantage of opportunities which must be recognized when they occur.
What is the most important lesson you learned in your life?
To be true to myself.
What leader in the past century impressed you the most? Why?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his understanding of ordinary people and what they required.
