R.I.P. Sandy Allen

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who grew to be 7 feet, 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world’s tallest female died early Wednesday, a friend said. She was 53.

Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, family friend Rita Rose said.

The cause of death was not yet known. Allen had been hospitalized in recent months as she suffered from a recurring blood infection, along with diabetes, breathing troubles and kidney failure, Rose said.

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Coincidentally, Allen lived in the same nursing home, Heritage House Convalescent Center, as 115-year-old Edna Parker, whom Guinness has recognized as the world’s oldest person since August 2007.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/08/13/pf-6435736.html

It was called "Hello Sandy Allen". It's not on youtube, unfortunately.

She had a great sense of humor.