Lillian Gertrud Asplund, last American survivor of the Titanic sinking, dies at age 99

abclocal.go.com/ ^ | May 7, 2006

[lunarbicep]

As of May 6, 2006 there are two living survivors

Barbara Joyce West
(born May 24, 1911) Barbara Joyce West was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England and was 10 months and 22 days old when the Titanic sank. Her family boarded Titanic at Southampton as second-class passengers. Barbara, her mother and older sister Constance escaped on one of the lifeboats (possibly 10). Barbara's father, Edwy Arthur West, died in the sinking. Barbara West married in 1952 and currently lives in Truro, England

Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean
(born February 2, 1912) Eliza Gladys Millvina Dean was 2 months and 13 days old when the Titanic sank. She was the youngest of the 2,223 people aboard the liner. Millvina and her family boarded Titanic as third-class passengers at Southampton with the intention of emigrating to Wichita, Kansas. Millvina, her mother and older brother Bertram escaped the ship on lifeboat 10; her father died in the sinking. Millvina never married and now lives in Southampton, England. She is the youngest of the living survivors and the last survivor who attends Titanic-related events

[Larry Lucido]

Karl Rove, 1912: "Yea, some of you may have escaped my diabolical iceberg, but just wait, just wait. I'll get every last one of you! (Maniacal laughter)"

[al baby]

Rest in Peace Liliian They all are waiting for you

[Palpatine]

lol

[FreedomCalls]

As of May 6, 2006 there are two living survivors: ... Barbara Joyce West ... (and) Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean ...

Both of those were infants at the time and have no memory of the event. What made Ms. Asplund unique was that she was a five-year-old child in 1912 and therefore she was the last survivor to have any memory of that night who could recall the actual events. The other two were but babies.

[xJones]

Karl Rove, 1912: "Yea, some of you may have escaped my diabolical iceberg, but just wait, just wait. I'll get every last one of you! (Maniacal laughter)"

"Near, far, whereEVEEEEr you are...."

It's Sunday so I'll be good and not post a link to Celine Dion singing "My heart will go on".

Just as another off-the-wall comment, I read a list of the top 15 rejected theme songs for "Titanic", and my personal favorite was this one:

"99 Bottles of beer on the Wall ... the Floor .... the Wall .... the Ceiling .... the Other Wall"

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Don't forget the twirling of the handlebar mustache, too.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Here's my favorite Titanic moment:

[TXBSAFH]

Prayers from TX.

[IndyTiger]

Titanic was one of the last major historical events where chivalry played the major role in deciding who lived and who died. Most of the women and children survived. Most of the men did not.

I wonder if we would see such a display of chivalry today. I suspect we would not.

[Ikemeister]

"Titanic was one of the last major historical events where chivalry played the major role in deciding who lived and who died. Most of the women and children survived. Most of the men did not.
I wonder if we would see such a display of chivalry today. I suspect we would not."

If the libs were in charge, only the "poor and oppressed" would get in the lifeboats.

[xarmydog]

I was thinking of the many brave men who gave up their seats so the women and children could be spared.They had courage,and, honor still meant something.But the hell the men, who only thought of their own skin had to live with afterwords,must have been worse.If I remember,some of those men were shamed to death.Chivalry is still around,but has become a pox on a small minority of people.Now-days,you have to wonder whether or not to hold a door for a woman.

[Lucky Dog]

I wonder if we would see such a display of chivalry today. I suspect we would not.

Of course not!!! Feminists wouldn't allow it. They would complain about the glass ceiling preventing women from achieiving the same status as men as heroic figures.

[Mike Darancette]

The Passenger manifest is almost complete.

[RoadTest]

"If the libs were in charge, only the "poor and oppressed" would get in the lifeboats. "

Nor without the Liberals themselves!

[fso301]

If the libs were in charge, only the "poor and oppressed" would get in the lifeboats.

Only if there were enough lifeboats left over after the liberals claimed their seats, spare seats and spare lifeboats.

[MeekMom]

I join you in prayers for this lady's family.

[fieldmarshaldj]

May she rest in peace.

[MikefromOhio]

The other two were but babies.

But Babies? What? :-)