Rest in peace, Mr Smith
Britain’s joint oldest man, Alf Smith, has passed away aged 111 and 128 days.birthday earlier this year, Mr Smith, from St Madoes in Perthsire, Scotland, said ‘porridge and a good sense of humour’ are the secrets behind a long life.
Mr Smith shared his birthday, 29 March 1908, with Bob Weighton. They sent each other cards every year, making them Britain’s oldest pen pals.Perth councilor Eric Drysdale wrote on Twitter: ‘Sad to hear this morning that Scotland’s oldest man, Perth and Kinross based Alf Smith of St Madoes has passed way aged 111 years and 128 days.‘Optimism seems to be the key to a long life.
It is not known which of the duo, who lived through two world wars, 29 general elections and in two millenniums, was born first.Mr Smith’s daughter, Ms Noble, said earlier this year: ‘He always has his porridge and says that’s what keeps him going. He stopped smoking at 80, so that helped too.’‘He doesn’t drink now,’ said Ms Noble. ‘Last year, I walked into the kitchen and I could hear this glugging noise from the living room.
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