ELOY, AZ — Most people celebrate their 90th with cake, candles, and a comfy chair.
However, one Valley grandma is trading dessert for a parachute.
Instead of a quiet birthday dinner, she’ll be soaring over Skydive Arizona on Friday, cheered on by a huge group of friends, family and husband of 68 years.
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Laura Belle Sullivan has always been open to adventure. She's gone skydiving for her birthdays when she turned 70 and 80.
Just a few months ago, she took a mother-daughter trip through Southern California wine country on a World War 2 Motorcycle.
In the player above, watch as Laura and her family celebrate her ninth decade from the air.
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