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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Lifestyle
Steve Lopez

Column: His long wonderful life is an inspiration, but aging means compromise, and it's expensive

LOS ANGELES -- Morrie Markoff didn't respond right away when I emailed him recently, which made me worry a bit. So, I reached out to his son, Steve Markoff, who reassured me that his father was fine.

And about to celebrate his 109th birthday.

"He is amazing," Steve said. "He watches CNN, and we talk politics. He has a solid grasp of what is going on."

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