The oldest surviving first world war veteran Henry Allingham, now the world's oldest man, celebrates his 113th birthday with his great-great grandson Erik Carlson. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA
Posted on 06/19/2009 4:29:32 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL
TOKYO – Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a city official said. He was 113.
"He died peacefully. His family members were with him," said Junko Nakao, a city official in Miyakonojo on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Tanabe died of heart failure, she said.
Tanabe, who was born on Sept. 18, 1895, had eight children — five sons and three daughters. The former city land surveyor also had 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren, according to a statement from Miyakonojo city. He was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest man when he was 111 years old.
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God bless him and RIP. Now if only Helen Thomas would kick the bucket and let go of the title as oldest sex-slave to Satan..
Guess we’re gonna have to get ourselves a new oldest man.
British veteran Henry Allingham becomes world’s oldest man
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6537430.ece
The oldest surviving first world war veteran Henry Allingham, now the world's oldest man, celebrates his 113th birthday with his great-great grandson Erik Carlson. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA
Now who was the second oldest? Just jumped into first.
I saw a BBC commentary on this man last time I was across the pond.
Quite a remarkable individual.
Bless his heart. He sure seems to have a lot of determination.
"Hey we have a new one! Oops, got an update, another one was just born, now another..."
” Miyakonojo city “
That’s in Miyazaki Prefecture , right newt door to me in Kumamoto !
Whats a right newt door? Is there a left newt door?
Seems like once you’re named the “world’s oldest man” it’s pretty much time to get your affairs in order.
May he RIP..... certainly a long journey.
We all move up a notch.
I'll be lucky to make it to half of that.
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