The former New Jersey Volunteer Fire Department chief and great-grandfather of seven children celebrated his 110th birthday last month, joining the ranks of the world’s few supercentenarians.
Vincent Dransfield of Little Falls celebrated his milestone birthday on March 28 at Shingac Volunteer Fire Company #3, a former engine house. He became the eighth-oldest man reported alive.
According to the New England Centenarian Study, 90% of supercentenarians worldwide are women, so Dransfield is one of the few men in the 110+ age group who suffers from knee pain. I have lived a healthy life for many years with only a few complaints. According to today.
He lives alone with no help or special assistance, cooks simple meals for himself, walks up and down his three-story house, and drives his car “fairly well” every day without any problems. Masu.
He has never had cancer, dementia, or any other major illness, and he has no headaches or back pain.
However, Mr. Dransfield, who was born in 1914, is not the type to be obsessed with health.
He smoked cigarettes for 20 years and worked all his life from age 15 until his late 70s. He eats whatever he likes, including hamburgers, milk chocolate, and Italian food, drinks beer once in a while, coffee every day, and takes a crack at people on the run.
“He laughs at joggers. He was like, ‘Where are they running off to?'” granddaughter Erica Lista told Today.
Dransfield, a father of one, grandfather of three and great-grandfather of seven, believes luck, milk and doing what he loves will help him live a long and healthy life. .
“I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my life,” he said.
The New Jersey resident had to drop out of school before high school to support his family. At the age of 15 he began working on a dairy farm, and for the next five years he delivered milk, providing himself with an unlimited supply of milk.
“I used to work on farms, so I used to eat a lot of milk, too. And I often think back to the old days and think they gave me a good start in life and the bones in my body,” Dorrance said. Field said.
Lately, he’s been adding Ovaltine to his milk, a powder that adds flavor and vitamins to the milk.
One of the main things that kept him happy, sharp, and healthy was spending time doing what he loved: his long career as a volunteer firefighter.
When Today asked him what kept him going, he answered without hesitation: “The fire department…I met so many friends.”
Mr. Dransfield, who started his career as an auto parts manager, spent 80 years with local fire departments, including a stint as fire chief.
His fellow firefighters became his family, especially after his wife of 54 years passed away in 1992.
“After his grandmother passed away, that’s what kept him going. He would go to the fire station from 3 to 5 every day and all the old men would sit there and hang out. It was his family. It was like,” Lista told the publication.
The 110-year-old said volunteering with the engine also helped him train to respond to calls.
Finally, my great-grandfather said that keeping a positive mindset and sharing love helped him live over 100 years.
“Knowing people and loving people will help you live longer,” Dransfield said.
