Susana Gutierrez Godoy
Supercentenarian data for Mexico
- Full name: Susana Gutierrez Godoy [Spanish: Susana Gutiérrez Godoy]
- Lifespan: (24.05.1910 – 04.01.2024)
- Age: 113 years, 225 days
- Birthplace: Tepechitlan, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Last residence: Tepechitlan, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Application date: 30.06.2022
- Validation date: 23.03.2023
- Validation source: Fabrizio Villatoro/Stefan Maglov/Emilio Ibanez/Nicolas Ruiz Moreno
Biography
Susana Gutierrez Godoy was born in Tepechitlan, Zacatecas state, Mexico on 24 May 1910. She was born as the second child out of five children. Her mother Francisca Godoy Ortiz (1885–1916) died when she was just six years old, and her father Juan Gutierrez Correa (1887–1983) lived to the age 95. Following her mother’s death, she and her siblings were raised by her aunt. Susana worked from a very young age. Her whole life was dedicated to selling food, menudo (traditional Mexican soup), and dinners in Tepechitlan City. She also loved to drink mezcal. Gutierrez Godoy married her first husband Jose Estrada Meza on 19 April 1932. He died over a year later on 5 December 1933. Susana’s second husband was Pedro Vazquez Parra, and they married on 8 June 1939. The couple had a daughter, who died at the age of three months. After her daughter’s death, Susana was not able to have any more children. One of her brothers died at the age of 32 due to a heart attack, and one of her other brothers, Agustin, lived to the age of 92. Gutierrez Godoy was very independent in her old age. She always cooked for herself until she was around 100. She once also had her own chickens as well. After turning 110, Susana Gutierrez Godoy lived in a nursing home in Tepechitlan, Zacatecas state, Mexico.
She became the oldest known living person in Mexico, following the death of 112-year-old Angela Diaz Millan on 19 October 2022.
Susana Gutierrez Godoy died in a nursing home in Tepechitlan, Zacatecas state, Mexico on 4 January 2024 at the age of 113 years, 225 days.
Longevity recognition
- Doyenne of Mexico (19.10.2022 – 04.01.2024)
Validation
Her age was verified by independent researchers from Mexico, supported by experienced GRG Correspondents: Messrs Emilio Ibanez (GRG Correspondent for Spain) and Nicolas Ruiz Moreno (GRG Correspondent for Argentina), and validated by the GRG on 23 March 2023.
Susana Gutierrez Godoy on her 112th birthday.
Susana Gutierrez Godoy on her 112th birthday.
Susana Gutierrez Godoy on her 113th birthday.
