The GRG announces today the age validation of Reine Ida Eugenie Salmon. Reine was born July 16th 1913 in Saint-Julien-les-Villas, Aube, Grand Est, France, to Leon Joseph Salmon and Celine Euphrasie Leonide Salmon, nee Reverdy. She had three sisters, with herself being the youngest of the four. Reine’s father sadly died in the First World War when she barely a year old. She married a man named Raymond and they went on to have one child together – a son born n 1940. Reine moved into a retirement home in Sancerre, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, in 2004 – living there until her passing on January 5th 2024, aged 110 years, 173 days.
Reine’s age was verified by Sylvain Grosgeorge and accepted by the GRG as validated today – February 19th 2024.
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