encounter about the significance of peace . Actor Jay O . Sanders — who the audience may know from his work in films including JFK and Angels in the Outfield , or from his many television appearances on shows like The Good Wife and Blue Bloods — introduces Helene Young , Peace Pilgrim ’ s sister , who takes the podium on behalf of her late sibling . Ms . Young — 102 years of age — accepts her sister ’ s award , saying , “ Thank you to all the peace-loving people who voted to bestow this prestigious award on my sister for giving her life to bring peace in the world . I feel so honored to be able to have survived 102 years to see her receive this prestigious honor .” Informing the audience that her sibling — born Mildred Lisette Norman — took the name Peace Pilgrim so people “ would remember the message rather than the messenger ,” Young shares some of her sister ’ s good advice with the supportive