Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old lady from Chicago, died only days after trying a world-record skydive.

Dorothy was beaming when she created history in the skies over Ottawa, Illinois, earlier this month.

The 104-year-old stepped onto a plane in northern Illinois and flew to a height of 13,500 feet.

The two leaped out of the plane while strapped to a diving instructor, enjoying a few seconds of free fall before the parachute was released.

They flew for seven minutes before landing on firm ground at Skydive Chicago, with the centenarian exclaiming, “Age is just a number!”

“What does age have to do with what you’re doing?” Dorothy told the Chicago Sun-Times. So what if I’m 104 years old?”

A spokeswoman for the Guinness Book of World Records stated that they were ‘looking forward to receiving documentation from Dorothy’s effort for our Records Management Team to assess,’ implying that Dorothy may set a world record.

Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson, 103, of Sweden holds the current record after boldly jumping out of an aircraft in May of last year.

Dorothy will not be able to check if she has broken the Guinness World Record since she was discovered dead at the Brookdale Lake View senior care complex.

Dorothy’s close friend, Joe Conant, stated in an emotional statement that the 104-year-old died in her sleep on Sunday, October 8.

“She was indefatigable,” he told AP News. She simply kept going. She was not the kind to take afternoon naps or skip out on any function, dinner, or other event. She was always completely present. She never stopped going.”

Skydiving Chicago, for its part, issued a statement stating, “We are deeply saddened by Dorothy’s passing and feel honored to have been a part of making her world-record skydive a reality.”

“Many of us have skydiving safely tucked away on our bucket lists.” However, Dorothy reminds us that it is never too late to have the excitement of a lifetime.

“We will be eternally grateful that skydiving was a part of her exciting, full life.” Her legacy is even more extraordinary as a result of the worldwide attention paid to her inspiring narrative.”

Dorothy was turning 105 in December and planned to celebrate by riding in a hot air balloon.

In November, a memorial ceremony will be conducted in her honor.