Boone: “I’m grateful for every day the Good Lord has given me… and grateful for 60 Plus!”
(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Pat Boone, National Spokesperson for the 60 Plus Association, today issued the following statement on the occasion of his 77th birthday:
“Well who woulda thunk it, but today I made it to the ripe old age of 77. In many ways I still feel like a teenager, but with the wisdom and insight that comes from having over seven decades of experience and insight living on God’s blessed creation.
“The Good Lord has taken care of me with an abundance that could fill a dozen lifetimes, not just with health and longevity, but with the best wife and companion a man could hope to find, family and friends that can rival any gathering in heaven, and a worldwide audience that gives me the privilege of doing what I love the most, entertaining people and putting smiles on their faces. I am so very thankful to Him for every year, every day, every second He gives me to continue living my dream.
“I am further thankful to now be serving the cause of defending and fighting on behalf of America’s seniors as National Spokesperson to the 60 Plus Association, an organization led by its courageous Chairman Jim Martin, that daily stands-up to the big-government crowd who would trample America’s seniors under their heavy boot.
“The 60 Plus Association has stood up to the AARP’s betrayal of seniors and their embrace of ObamaCare. As some in Washington continue to use fear-mongering to scare seniors to score political points, the 60 Plus Association has advocated on behalf of actually saving Medicare and Social Security through thoughtful and responsible proposals such as the plan put forth by Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
“Who could have guessed back in 1934 that this wide-eyed boy from Nashville, TN would still be going strong today, with 38 top-40 hits under his belt, and 55 years of wonderful marriage to the beautiful former Shirley Lee Foley. I may be 77, but I sure don’t feel like it. I feel even better knowing that as one of America’s seasoned citizens, the 60 Plus Association is every day fighting to protect seniors’ health and future so they too can celebrate more birthdays, and enjoy more days with their loved ones.”
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