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TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 99
« on: May 7^th, 2006, 3:25pm »

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Miss Lillian Gertrud Asplund, 5, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on 21 October 1906, the daughter of Carl & Selma Asplund. Lillian was a fraternal twin and her twin brother was Carl Edgar.

Lillian's family came originally from Alsema in the Smaland region of Sweden but had for some years been settled in Massachusetts. In 1907 they had returned to Sweden to settle Mr. Asplund's fathers estate upon his death and to care for his mother. In 1912, Lillian's father, Carl O. Asplund, was set to go back to his previous position as a labourer at Spencer Wire Works in Worcester. According to a letter written by Mr. Asplund to his sister, the family was very much looking forward to returning to the United States. Four of Lillian's aunts (3 being her mother's sisters and 1 her father's) and their families lived in Worcester at the time.

In an interview conducted with Miss. Asplund, some time ago, she recalled the disaster and relayed how she remembered being passed through what she described as a window (later identified as the First Class Promenade Deck) into a descending lifeboat and looking back up at the sinking Titanic. Having left 3 of her brothers, including her twin, Carl, and her father onboard the doomed ship, she maintains she was haunted by their faces peering over the rail at her for much of her life. She recalled her father was holding her twin and her 2 older brothers were on each side of them. Lillian was rescued in lifeboat 15 with her mother and brother, Felix (3). After rescue by the Carpathia they were brought to St.Vincent's Hospital in New York City.

Upon their eventual arrival in Worcester, they resided at 151 Vernon St., the families original intended destination, at the home of Lillian's aunt and uncle. The devastated family had lost all of their possessions including their life savings on the Titanic. The city of Worcester, shortly thereafter, held a very successful fundraiser and benefit for the family with the total sum raised reaching nearly $2,000. That money was supposedly invested and the interest paid to the family with access to funds as needed. The mayor of Worcester at the time, the honorable Mayor David F. O'Connell, was one of the trustees. In 1951, Lillian and her family moved to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

After the disaster, Lillian was employed at various secretarial jobs in Worcester but retired early to care for her elderly mother. Her mother passed away on the 52nd anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 4 members of her family, at the age of 90. Her younger brother, Felix, passed away at the age of 73, 18 days shy of his 74th birthday. Neither Lillian or her brother ever married and never had children.
Lillian Gertrude Asplund is the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster with actual memories of it. She still resides in Massachusetts. Lillian's hobbies, when she was able, included gardening, flowers (especially roses) and it is said her favorite snack is pepperoni pizza. She lives in her home and is cared for by a home health aide. She refuses to discuss the disaster, as did her mother, and shuns any form of publicity.

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography/655/

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #1 on: May 7^th, 2006, 3:31pm »

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So is Lillian the one that died? Because the article name says she did...But the article says that she's not..I'm confused.

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #2 on: May 7^th, 2006, 3:35pm »

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The article is her bio while she was living!

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« Reply #3 on: May 7^th, 2006, 3:42pm »

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Oh wow...Last ever...That's amazing..I was thinking a couple days ago how long it would be until everyone on the Titanic would be dead..

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« Reply #4 on: May 7^th, 2006, 4:02pm »

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I just saw this on the CBS Evening News Cry

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« Reply #5 on: May 7^th, 2006, 4:07pm »

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I used to be sooooo obsessed with the Titanic... In 2nd grade I would like order books about the Titanic from the Book Orders we would get every week lol...Then in 3rd greade we did a unit on Titanic and I brought in like 12 books about it...some we're quite big and i needed another backpack just to fit them all in there Wink

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #6 on: May 8^th, 2006, 2:18am »

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I still can't believe she threw that frickin' necklace back in the water. Shocked

Sheesh!

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #7 on: May 8^th, 2006, 12:20pm »

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This is a wholenother topic...We're discussion the real thing, not the movie.

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #8 on: May 8^th, 2006, 1:02pm »

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He was kidding, Jupiter.

Ex-Isle posts with tongue firmly in cheek on most occasions. That's why I love his stuff. Grin

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« Reply #9 on: May 8^th, 2006, 1:23pm »

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Ah, I see. lol

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #10 on: May 13^th, 2006, 12:46pm »

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It's sad to hear about that. Cry

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 90
« Reply #11 on: May 13^th, 2006, 7:32pm »

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Just to correct the Title of this thread, the lady was 99 years old when she passed away, not 90.

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« Reply #12 on: May 14^th, 2006, 7:13am »

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Branson, Mo now has a areplica of the Titanic and objects taken
from the ship. Some are authentic, some are not! the sight of this
ship on the 76 Strip did nothing for me but make me sad!
I don't care to tour it, reminds me of the Holocaust Museum,
we know the ending, which is too too sad!

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Re: TITANIC: Last American Survivor Dies at Age 99
« Reply #13 on: May 14^th, 2006, 1:18pm »

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Where is it Luci? i used to be obsessed with the Titanic and i went to one of these In chicago.

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« Reply #14 on: May 14^th, 2006, 1:57pm »

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Is there any truth to the rumor that they are stuffing Miss Lillian and putting her in the display as well? Shocked

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