Quote of the Day: Centenarian’s Great-Nephew John Stewart Jr.
“She has served the good Lord, she has served the church, she has served us. What better legacy can she leave?”
-John Stewart Jr., a great-nephew of the late Emma Faust Tillman, who died Jan. 28 at age 114 in East Hartford, Conn., and was at that time the oldest person in the world. He was quoted by The New York Times. Known as the “mother” of the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in Hartford, she was a choir member for more than seven decades.
