Posted on 03/15/2021 2:10:44 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The pandemic isn’t stopping family and friends from celebrating a Palmer Twp. man’s milestone birthday.
“It’s unbelievable!” Charlie Volpe exclaimed.
On Sunday, a parade of cars donned with balloons and signs drove by to surprise Volpe.
The World War II veteran is celebrating a milestone: his 100th birthday.
“I’ve had a lot of surprises but not like this! This is really fantastic,” Volpe said.
Volpe insists there’s one key to living a long and fulfilling life:
“My family and my grandchildren. I always told them that Pop is going to live for a long time for you guys,” he said.
And there isn’t much that’s slowing him down either.
In fact, he’s probably more active than most that are half his age.
“I still play golf. I shot my age last year. I shot a 97,” Volpe said.
“I do a lot of dancing,” he added.
“He’s been partying all week though! He was honored by the veterans and received a citation from the state of Pennsylvania. And then we had his party yesterday. And this was all arraigned by the neighbors here,” Kelly Miller, Volpe’s granddaughter, said.
Volpe and Miller spent a lot of time together when she was young.
“My pop-pop’s been a huge part of my life since the day I was born. I lived with him a lot when I was little, so he influenced me a long the way,” Miller said.
And his influence is apparent.
More than 30 carloads of people took the time out of their day to honor this man who has a lot more life to live.
“A very wise man, full of personality and vigor. He keeps on going. He’s got a lot of energy. He defies being 100 for sure,” Miller said.
Charlie’s family says they’re not done yet.
In fact they plan to throw an even bigger party next year when everyone can celebrate a little closer together.
God bless you Mr. Volpe.
Thank you for my freedom.
Thank you for posting this. God Bless this man.
Very nice.
The demographic who joined right out of high school immediately following Pearl Harbor are now turning 100. And, they’re leaving us at a fast rate. So, we shouldn’t forget to thank them every chance we get 😊...
My uncle just passed away at 96 on Feb. 13. He was a WW2 Navy vet. He never married or had any children. He outlived his family so there was only a hand full of people at his funeral. the Navy came out and played Taps at graveside and they folded his flag and presented it to my wife. It was a very moving ceremony.
There are a group of guys on YouTube who go around interviewing these vets to get their experiences on record for future generations. YouYube, in their "woke" wisdom, have banned some of them "due to graphic content". How the Hell do you talk of wartime experiences WITHOUT being graphic?
We are becoming a nation of wussies.
That’s OK. There will be plenty of new experiences to record if Joe keeps doing his bang-up job.
Agree.
Exactly right.
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