Her friends said she died doing what she loved to do and that was helping others.
reports that 100-year-old Shirley Meagher was crossing a street in Peoria when a car hit and killed her Friday morning.to charities, including the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.“She will be missed,” said Nancy Wittry, Meagher’s best friend. “She was good friends with lots and lots of people, but we sort of adopted each other.”Every morning, rain or shine, the 100-year-old would walk to area restaurants and fast-food locations to pick up loose change that she could find.
Authorities said the crash happened at about 7:45 a.m. According to Harwood, Meagher was not in a marked crosswalk. There was rain in the area Friday, but authorities said it’s currently unclear why the driver didn’t see Meagher. Meagher had been going on her donation walks from the Buehler Home, a senior care facility, for the past 12 years.
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