Tulsa County courthouse employee celebrates 90th birthday

She's been on this earth for nine decades and she's still going strong. Mary Risley celebrated her 90th birthday Wednesday, but that didn't keep her from reporting to work as usual. <br/><br/>She's

Wednesday, October 6th 2004, 10:41 am

By: News On 6

She's been on this earth for nine decades and she's still going strong. Mary Risley celebrated her 90th birthday Wednesday, but that didn't keep her from reporting to work as usual.

She's been working as a typist for abstract companies for more than 50 years. 30 of those years have been spent at the Tulsa County courthouse.

When asked about plans for retirement Mary said. "I'm afraid if I retire, I won't be the same person."

Risley says she'll retire November 1st, but that just means she'll cut her hours from 30 a week, to 5.