90-Year-Old Serves DMV With a Smile

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s oldest full-time state employee figures she’s got 10 more years to go before it’s time to retire. By then, her age will be in triple digits and she can “take four or five years off and party.”

Virginia Arn, who turned 90 on Friday, says her job at the Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Licensing is “heaven.”

“I love the people. I have a lot of fun with them. People are always asking me how old I am, and I don’t mind telling them.”

For the last five years, Arn has worked as a greeter at the DMV, helping people find the right line and making sure they have the correct paperwork. Office manager Dave Hostetler said she had the best attendance record in the office.

The job, combined with dancing at least four times a week, keeps her going.

“Just think about it, 90 years old and working with a smile every day at the DMV, one place most people don’t like to go,” said Raymond Hune, division director for the department.

Arn, a widow, has two children, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and another on the way.