Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112

[Starbucks Anarchist]

Source: Yahoo

SAN FRANCISCO – George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first black president, has died. He was 112.

Francis died Saturday of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Sacramento, his son, Anthony Francis, said Sunday.

"He lived four years in the 19th century, 100 years in the 20th century, and 8 years in the 21st century. We call him the man of three centuries," said the younger Francis, 81.

UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles, who maintains a list of the world's oldest people, said Francis lived 112 years and 204 days.



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[Patchuli]

1. Bless his sweetheart and Godspeed to 'im!

Happy to be K&R #5! The man of three centuries! How cool is that?!

[0rganism]

2. I like this bit: "the younger Francis, 81"

81? We should all be so lucky as to live that long. But 112? Whoa! Those are some kick-ass genes!

[Starry Messenger]

3. k & r

[rpannier]

4. RIP

He had one amazing life.

[CreekDog]

5. but he had so much to live for

in Sacramento. :boring:

[Divine Discontent]

9. u r so wrong!

Faces nightclub was there for the partaking. :woohoo: seriously though, I don't think he probably was looking for nightlife, probably just a comfy chair. what a neat story!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. beautiful pic

i wonder how many people are left in the world who were born pre-1900

[Divine Discontent]

8. 1726, and dropping quickly of course!

ha.. I have no idea, but that number popped in my head. I love that he got to see Obama win.

[Odin2005]

13. It will be a sad day when the last member of the so-called "Lost" Generation dies.

:(

[tclambert]

7. "Oldest man in America dies at 112 . . . murdered by a jealous husband."

You gotta get the punchline right.

[BlueJazz]

10. Damn...He was in High School when the Titanic sank !!

[Dennis Donovan]

12. He was born during the Cleveland Administration!

"Ma ma, where's your Pa?"

It's likely the first President he remembered was Roosevelt. THEODORE Roosevelt.:wow:

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Yikes! He was older than Paul!

Paul was born May 27, 1897... He was still older than Amelia Earhart, though... ;)

So would Paul have remembered Teddy Roosevelt, too? Damn, there is so much I never thought to ask him. I do know that he wasn't a fan of FDR, believe it or not... Same as Nana. I don't know if he became an official liberal until he worked for civil rights in the South in the '60s (after he "retired..."). :D

I missed asking him a lot of things when I had the chance. *sigh* I used to nod off when he'd watch "Washington Week in Review," back then... :eyes:

[Rhiannon12866]

15. He was older than Amelia Earhart!

She was born in 1897, August, I think...:wow:

[Dr.Phool]

11. He used to make Reagan, Ted Stevens, and McCain get off his lawn!

Feisty old guy.

[Odin2005]

14. LOL, I think that's guy's generation INVENTED the "get off my lawn" stereotype of old folks!