The Privileged Pear

Happy 101st birthday to a living legend in Wichita aviation, "Rosie the Riveter" Connie Palacioz!

Connie was 17 when she went to work for Boeing as a riveter on the B-29 Superfortress production line during WWII. When Doc returned to Wichita for restoration in 2000, she returned to see the airplane she helped build and has been volunteering ever since. Her birthday was Friday.

📸 Doc's Friends

This is Peanut. 🐢🥜 Her figure-eight shell was the result of crawling into a plastic six-pack ring when she was very young. That was in 1984.

The Missouri Dept. of Conservation says "her one-of-a-kind shape became her superpower" and that "her mighty message continues to remind people to put litter in its place."

Peanut turns 42 this year.

Lasered engraved coaster. Wedding song, favorite song, great quote... let's make it happen! I'll add some saying in the comments.