At the age of 101, Ann Angeletti, a local jeweler, has gained some knowledge throughout the years. She is well-liked by her clients and is accustomed to working hard in the Diamond District.
She told ABC7 NY that she started working early, skipping school to assist her familyโs Brooklyn grocery store.
Long before refrigeration was created, her father was a door-to-door ice vendor who traveled by horse-drawn cart.
The mother started working as a server at the Navy Yard after her husband was ordered to fight in World War II, and she has been a passionate entrepreneur ever since.
She created her own passion, Curiosity Jewelry in Cresskill, after working for others for a long time.
Angeletti talked about how her business is her life, with her daughter and granddaughter assisting her in running the store.
โIf I retire, I would die,โ she declared. โI was driving by, the store was for rent, and I called the owner and asked him, how much is the rent, and he said $85 a month in 1964.โ
She has been working six days a week, every week, and she couldnโt imagine doing anything else, even though her store is only open five days a week. She attributes her achievement to putting her โself-careโ first.
โMust get up, you must shower, you must eat, you must take care of yourself. You must exercise,โ Angeletti said. โIf you donโt like what youโre doing, then change.โ
She went on to claim that she loves what she does, saying, โMake the most of that day. Iโm happy working every day.โ
About 2,646 persons in New Jersey are 100 years of age or older, according to The Daily Mail, while 44.4 centurians, the highest number in the US, live in Hawaii for every 100,000 citizens, according to Newsweek.
Her story struck a profound chord with viewers, who labeled her a โinspiration.โ One commenter even claimed to believe she had won โthe genetic lottery.โ
There was a woman who legally won the genetic lottery, although itโs unclear if she did.
The โoldest person in the worldโ, Maria Branyas Morera, was 117 years old in August 2024 when she died.
She requested that scientists examine her before she passed away in order to identify the reason behind her long life.
And it seems that her genes played a major role.
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