When Harriet celebrated her 100th birthday on January 2, 2010, Norma Walker, the coordinator of the Keene State College Golden Circle Society in Concord, New Hampshire visited her to deliver a certificate honouring Harriet's centenarian status.
Harriet's health was failing, and she was under hospice care. “Harriet was so moved that she started to cry,” Norma said. "If I die tomorrow, I'll know I'll die happy, because my degree's in the works."
“She asked me if I would read the diploma at her funeral if she didn't live long enough to accept it herself,” Walker recalled.
College officials, including Walker, drove the document to Ames' bedside on Friday. On Saturday, the day after receiving her diploma, the newly minted graduate passed away.
The retired schoolteacher died, pleased that she had finally accomplished her goal.
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