Alonzo
01-19-2007, 11:11 PM
Here's a list of all the survivng world war 1 veterans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_veterans_of_the_First_World_War#Living_i n_the_USA_-_10_veterans
I only listed the u.s. ones (10 total), but the rest can be found on wikipedia:
Babcock, John F. 1900 23 July Canadian Canadian Resides in Spokane, Washington
Brown, Lloyd 1901 7 October American USA-Navy Resides in Charlotte Hall, Maryland
Buckles, Frank Woodruff 1901 1 February American USA-Army Resides in Charles Town, West Virginia
Coffey, J. Russell 1898 1 September American USA-Army Resides in North Baltimore, Ohio
Landis, Harry Richard 1899 12 December American USA-Army Resides in Tampa Bay, Florida
Mercado del Toro, Emiliano 1891 21 August Puerto Rican USA Resides in Puerto Rico, world's oldest living person
Pierro, Antonio 1896 22 February Italo-American USA Born in Italy as Antonio, a USA national, who resides in Swampscott, Massachusetts
Ramsey, Howard Verne 1898 2 April American USA-Army Resides in Portland, Oregon
Wagner, Albert F. (Jud) 1899 5 September American USA-Marines Resides in Smith Center, Kansas
Winters, Charlotte 1897 10 November American USA-Navy Resides in Boonsboro, Maryland
The one in bold actually lives about a half hour from me, and in the town right next to my college. The guy is still active as well:
Pierro, who was born 110 years ago yesterday, explains his longevity in one word -- genetics. His parents lived to 90 and 91, and one of his grandfathers made it to 103. Three brothers lived past 80, and his youngest brother, Nicholas, turns 97 in April.
Besides good genes, Pierro said a strong will to live and common sense have kept him healthy all his life. Inside a two-story house on a wooded hillside in this seacoast town, Pierro spends much of his time thinking about the decisions he made, and he has concluded that life is a struggle between good and evil.
''It's all up to you to do what you want in life. There are pleasant things to do, and there are terrible things not to do, and that's the way I see it," said Pierro, who speaks slowly, and has a partial hearing loss.
At 5 feet, 120 pounds, Pierro shuffles through the house he shares with his brother Nicholas and Nicholas's son, Rick. Although he sleeps at least 16 hours a day, Pierro also stays active. He shovels snow, rakes leaves, and washes the dishes after every meal. ''If you don't have exercise, you get stiff, you're not worth anything," said Pierro, who often reads medical journals and the Bible......
Pierro has had some close calls over the years. He beat cancer more than 20 years ago and once broke a rib after falling from a ladder.
When he was 93, he saw a dangling branch at the top of an evergreen in his backyard. After ascending the tree by ladder, he found a sturdy branch to sit on, and began to trim the broken limb. Alone in the tree, he noticed that the ladder had fallen. Pierro sat patiently on a branch for the next eight hours before he was found by his brother Vito.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/16/oh_the_things_you_will_see_if_you_live_to_be_110/
Would be an interesting guy to meet. Too bad I wasn't a writer, maybe I could get an interview with him.
Actually I just did a paper on geriatric depression a month ago. Would have been interesting to interview him for that, since he seems like he's happy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_veterans_of_the_First_World_War#Living_i n_the_USA_-_10_veterans
I only listed the u.s. ones (10 total), but the rest can be found on wikipedia:
Babcock, John F. 1900 23 July Canadian Canadian Resides in Spokane, Washington
Brown, Lloyd 1901 7 October American USA-Navy Resides in Charlotte Hall, Maryland
Buckles, Frank Woodruff 1901 1 February American USA-Army Resides in Charles Town, West Virginia
Coffey, J. Russell 1898 1 September American USA-Army Resides in North Baltimore, Ohio
Landis, Harry Richard 1899 12 December American USA-Army Resides in Tampa Bay, Florida
Mercado del Toro, Emiliano 1891 21 August Puerto Rican USA Resides in Puerto Rico, world's oldest living person
Pierro, Antonio 1896 22 February Italo-American USA Born in Italy as Antonio, a USA national, who resides in Swampscott, Massachusetts
Ramsey, Howard Verne 1898 2 April American USA-Army Resides in Portland, Oregon
Wagner, Albert F. (Jud) 1899 5 September American USA-Marines Resides in Smith Center, Kansas
Winters, Charlotte 1897 10 November American USA-Navy Resides in Boonsboro, Maryland
The one in bold actually lives about a half hour from me, and in the town right next to my college. The guy is still active as well:
Pierro, who was born 110 years ago yesterday, explains his longevity in one word -- genetics. His parents lived to 90 and 91, and one of his grandfathers made it to 103. Three brothers lived past 80, and his youngest brother, Nicholas, turns 97 in April.
Besides good genes, Pierro said a strong will to live and common sense have kept him healthy all his life. Inside a two-story house on a wooded hillside in this seacoast town, Pierro spends much of his time thinking about the decisions he made, and he has concluded that life is a struggle between good and evil.
''It's all up to you to do what you want in life. There are pleasant things to do, and there are terrible things not to do, and that's the way I see it," said Pierro, who speaks slowly, and has a partial hearing loss.
At 5 feet, 120 pounds, Pierro shuffles through the house he shares with his brother Nicholas and Nicholas's son, Rick. Although he sleeps at least 16 hours a day, Pierro also stays active. He shovels snow, rakes leaves, and washes the dishes after every meal. ''If you don't have exercise, you get stiff, you're not worth anything," said Pierro, who often reads medical journals and the Bible......
Pierro has had some close calls over the years. He beat cancer more than 20 years ago and once broke a rib after falling from a ladder.
When he was 93, he saw a dangling branch at the top of an evergreen in his backyard. After ascending the tree by ladder, he found a sturdy branch to sit on, and began to trim the broken limb. Alone in the tree, he noticed that the ladder had fallen. Pierro sat patiently on a branch for the next eight hours before he was found by his brother Vito.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/16/oh_the_things_you_will_see_if_you_live_to_be_110/
Would be an interesting guy to meet. Too bad I wasn't a writer, maybe I could get an interview with him.
Actually I just did a paper on geriatric depression a month ago. Would have been interesting to interview him for that, since he seems like he's happy.