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Beverly Blietz

‘What if this is to be my last summer on Earth?’ Confined by lockdown, Beverly Blietz decides to move out.

By Coburn Dukehart (Wisconsin Watch) | July 7, 2020

Former recreational pilot, Uber driver, art gallery docent and community volunteer, 85-year-old Blietz found herself involuntarily locked down in her senior living facility when the pandemic hit.

Introducing 85-year-old Beverly Blietz: ‘I grieve for the time that’s being wasted’

By Coburn Dukehart (Wisconsin Watch) | June 9, 2020

Last summer Blietz spent her spare time driving for Uber in northern Wisconsin. This summer she found her movements restricted due to the rules of the independent living facility where she lives in Sister Bay, Wis.

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