Virginia McLaurin

Virginia McLaurin (March 12, 1909 – November 14, 2022) is an American supercentenarian and community volunteer Born in South Carolina, she lived in Washington, D.C., before passing away in Olney, Maryland. 

Her husband died in 1939 after a bar fight. She volunteers forty hours a week as a Senior Corps volunteer with the United Planning Organization's Foster Grandparents Program at the Roots Public Charter School. In 2013, McLaurin received a volunteer community service award from Mayor Vincent C. Gray in recognition of her voluntary work.

She gained national attention after a visit to the White House on February 18, 2016 to celebrate Black History Month, after which a video of her dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama went viral on social media. 

She celebrated her 108th birthday with the Harlem Globetrotters.

In March 2016, McLaurin received the President's Volunteer Service Award for her work of daily service to schoolchildren in the nation's capital.
McLaurin died at her home in Olney, Maryland, on November 14, 2022, at the claimed age of 113 years, 247 days.
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Category:1909 births
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Category:People from South Carolina
Category:People from Washington, D.C.