World's Oldest Twitterer Ivy Bean Has Passed
The 104-year-old's 62,265 online friends will miss her.
In September 2009, she celebrated her 104th birthday, making her the "most mature" person on Twitter. But early this morning, it was tweeted and posted on her Facebook wall that Ivy Bean died.
"This is the saddest and hardest message that I have ever had to write. Mum sadly passed away at eight minutes past midnight on 28th July. We have all as a family lost a wonderful mother, grandma and great-grandma. We are all devastated and words cannot explain how we as a family are all feeling. I was with her all ... day and at the end I am sure that a little smile came on her face," her daughter Sandra Logan posted to Facebook.
This sparked a number of comments and tweets from her many fans, including British pop star Peter Andre. As Bean became ill from jaundice, the mana ger of her nursing home Pat Wright took over her Twitter account and told followers that Andre called his eldest fan daily, sending her flowers. Her other celebrity admirer included former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
She is survived by her daughter Logan, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Photo courtesy of Ivy Bean's Facebook page.
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