ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — At 99 years old, Jim Rider still shows up for work every Tuesday.
The longtime Mission Hospital volunteer, a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 99th birthday this week surrounded by family, hospital staff and fellow volunteers who have come to know him as much for his humor as his decades of service.
Mission Hospital team members marked the occasion with cake, decorations, cards and a birthday gathering that included Rider’s daughters, Joan Ledford and Cathy Rogers…