Nation's oldest man dies at 112

29 December 2008 @ 10:37 am EDT

America's oldest man, George Francis, died at age 112 on Saturday.


George Francis
In this Nov, 5, 2008 file photo, Lelia LaRue, right, shows her father, George Francis, 112, a copy of the morning newspaper with President-elect Barack Obama on the front page, at the Sacramento, Calif. nursing home where Francis lives. Francis, the nation's oldest man who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and got to vote for the first black president, has died. He was 112.
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Anthony Francis, his son Sunday said, Francis died Saturday of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Sacramento, according to the Associated Press.

"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.

Francis born June 6, 1896 lived to the age of 112 years and 204 days.

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