At 103, she’s the matriarch of a family with five generations now below her. She loves bowling, traveling and watching poker. Every afternoon, she takes her daily glass of wine into her bedroom to toast a photo of her late husband of more than six decades, Ralph: “Here’s to you: no one better, no one damn near as good.”
And Torphy has just become the oldest-ever junior park ranger at the Grand Canyon National Park — which is three years younger than she is, and is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its designation this week.
“It was a special occasion,” Torphy said of her swearing-in ceremony.