Otello Pomponi

Otello Pomponi (born 4 February 1908) is an Italian centenarian who is currently the second-oldest living man in Italy behind Andrea Lattari (who is only 25 days his senior).

Biography
Otello Pomponi was born on 4 February 1908 in Sorano, Tuscany, Italy, as the second child of his parents, Vincenzo Pomponi and Sebia Rossi. His father was a shoemaker. Otello and his family heard the echoes of the 1908 Messina Earthquake, which occurred when Otello was 10 months old.

At the age of 19, Otello enrolled in the Guardia di Finanza, an Italian law enforcement agency. He travelled all over Italy before coming back to Tuscany and meeting a woman named Linda Ceccotti. In 1933, Otello and Linda were married. The couple had two children: Pierpaolo and Annalisa.

In 1940, Otello was assigned to the Belocchio Brigade in World War 2. The brigade was tasked with coastal defence. However, they were captured by the Germans on 8 September of that year and taken prisoner. On 13 February 1943, Otello's camp was liberated by the Russians, and he and his companions fled. All roads and railways had been destroyed, meaning Otello had to walk home. It took him six months.

After World War 2 ended, Otello remained in the Guardia di Finanza until 1956. His wife Linda passed away at the age of 102, leaving Otello a widower. On his 109th birthday in 2017, he expressed the desire to reach his 110th birthday.

Otello Pomponi currently lives in Versilia, Tuscany, Italy, at the age of.