"I quit high school in 1944 and went to work then,” McGarry, who turns 100 in a few months, said. “In those days, work wasn’t plentiful and I quit because my family needed me.” Marie Adams helped ...
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "This has be...
McGarry was able to get her diploma thanks to a provision in the Ohio Revised Code which allows students who left school to join the work force during the war to still be awarded their degrees, accord...
“Georgia made such a huge sacrifice, it was so special, 80 years later, to make her wish come true,” Ackerman tells PEOPLE. "It was such an honor for the school district to be able to make her big...