Granny D: You're Never Too Old to Raise a Little Hell

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On August 19, 2004, Haddock's request was officially granted by Judge John Maher during a hearing at the Cheshire County probate court. Dennis Michael Burke has pursued remarkable stories from interesting people worldwide—from bank robbers to the president of the World Bank, and from the Congo to his own Arizona. Please use a signed for service via a reputable courier, such as Royal Mail for smaller items and courier for larger item with adequate insurance to cover the value of the item.

She attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, for three years before marrying James Haddock.Haddock had eight grandchildren: Heidi, Gillian, David Bradley, William, Alice, Joseph, Lawrence, and Raphael. Her charm is reflected near the end of the book where she says, " Well, I am finished with this book, but I am not finished with my life or with my passion for campaign finance reform. Haddock celebrated her 100th birthday on January 24, 2010, [3] and died six weeks later on March 9, 2010, at her son's home in Dublin, New Hampshire, following a bout with respiratory illness. I would pick her up in my small green Saturn station-wagon and we would eat breakfast at Bob Evans or have vegetable soup and cold cuts at her apartment [I think that was the only thing she knew how to cook! It's a big portion of that, given that her reasoning for going on her trek across America was to raise awareness around campaign finance reform.

In 1960, Haddock began her political activism when she and her husband successfully campaigned against planned hydrogen bomb nuclear testing in Alaska that threatened an Inuit fishing village at Point Hope.

The couple retired to Dublin, New Hampshire, in 1972, and there, she served on the Planning Board and was active in the community. CARD - If the item was paid for by card, we’ll refund the same card originally used to pay for the item. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She's not shy in what she says, I'm guessing when you get to be that age it's probably part of the loss of filter and time. Your Honor, to the business at hand: the old woman who stands before you was arrested for reading the Declaration of Independence in America's Capitol Building.

Granny D continued to be active in politics to the end of her life, and celebrated her 98th, 99th and 100th birthdays by lobbying for campaign finance reform at the New Hampshire State House.She loved the Word, studying with her friends, and talking about its truth with all who would listen.