104-year-old ex-teacher on the key to longevity: Activity, community [Video]

Erline Dennis, 104, was a teacher for nearly 40 years. Though it’s been decades since she retired, Dennis still has an impact on her former students. Many of the kids she taught back then are now senior adults, according to Fox 8.

“Every once in a while, I see someone who I haven’t seen in years. I may have forgotten, but they haven’t. They remember very well,” Dennis told the channel.

Born on July 2, 1920 in Winston-Salem, N.C., Dennis remains in her home state. She resides in High Point where she taught for many years, according to The High Point Enterprise.

Keeping family, friends and even those former students in her life is of extreme importance to Dennis, and it’s a skill she’s grateful that her friends remind her to strengthen.

“Continuing to be active as much as you can and the [people] that you’re around, that’s the key I think,” she told Fox …