Jean Vorholt loved the spirit and the camaraderie of Elder High School football games

She loved her family, was devout in her Catholic faith and was very happy in 61 years of marriage and 101 years of living. Vorholt liked a glass of wine at night, ate dark chocolate and was a voracious reader. She watched the Reds and Bengals on television. Maybe 5 feet tall, she never knew a stranger. Jean, who died peacefully July 15 at 101 years young, was affectionately “mom” to friends and acquaintances at Elder High School football games. Friday night in Price Hill was a tradition for Jean and her family. She enjoyed seeing other fans at The Pit, and the split-the-pot workers. All was well with the world when Jean was there. She’d walk by Elder Principal Kurt Ruffing and his wife, Tara, with a smile, and bid farewell until the next game. “An amazing woman,” Ruffing said. “She was 100 years old and attended all the football games.”