Salustiano Sánchez Blázquez | Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Salustiano Sánchez Blázquez
Lifespan: (08.06.1901 – 13.09.2013)
Age: 112 years, 97 days
Birthplace: Spain
Last residence: USA (New York)
Application date: 17.06.2013
Validation date: 24.07.2013
Validation source: Javier Santamaria/Jose Luis Sanchez-Izquierdo/Meme Wagner/Mark Muir

Biography

Salustiano Sanchez was born in the village of El Tejado de Bejar, Castile and Leon, Spain, on 8 June 1901 (claimed 1902^[3]). He self-learnt Dulzaina as he grew up, he would play it when he was young to earn pocket money. He attended school until age 10. At the age of 17, he moved to Cuba for work. Salustiano traveled to the United States through Ellis Island in August 1920, working in the coal mines of Lynch, Kentucky. Later he moved to Niagra Falls in New York where he died. He married his wife Pearl (1906–1988) in 1934, and had two children, a son named John and a daughter named Irene. Both were living at the time of his death, John was 73 (b. 1940), Irene was 69 (b. 1944). He was the 22nd-oldest living person and is currently the 43rd oldest validated man ever.

Salustiano Sanchez died in Niagara Falls, New York, USA, on 13 September 2013, at the age of 112 (claimed 111) years, 97 days^[4].

Validation

Her age was verified by Javier Santamaria/Jose Luis Sanchez-Izquierdo/Meme Wagner/Mark Muir, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 24 July 2013.