Rose C. Landin

All survivors are inspirational in my eyes. The determination and hope they show, in the face of a life-threatening illness and through painful and debilitating treatment is unmatched. So it's hard to single out one in the midst of thousands. But considering the challenges they face, it's especially remarkable to still be going strong at age 90. My nominee is Mrs. Rose Landin. She has been a survivor for some 14 years, and seeing her, you would never think she had been sick a day in her life. She has lived in the same Oak Lawn home for more than 60 years, where she and her husband raised two children. She retired after many years of service at Neiman Marcus downtown, but she didn't really retire. She still works every year at the State Fair of Texas in the information booth and at volunteer events with her daughter.