Michael DeSantis

Michael DeSantis Sr. (May 26 1899-December 3 2009) was an american supercentenarian who was at his time of death at the age of 110 years 191 days, the 4th oldest living man in the world and the 3rd oldest in the United States behind Garland Adair and Walter Breuning.He was last living man documented to have been born in the year 1899.His age was unverified his whole life until July 2013 when his case was partially verified and he is considered pending.He may have been the oldest living person in the state of Ohio at the time of death.H

Life
Michael DeSantis was born in Charlieroi,Pennsylvania to Quinton and Angela Volpi DeSantis but moved to Italy as a child and returned back in 1911.He also fought in the the first World War aged 15 and lost his index finger and a part of his thumb on his right.He married Mary Pasquarella in October 1919 and had 6 children, out of which 5 were alive as of his 110th birthday aged 88,83,81,77 and 80, he also has 21 grand-children, 33 great grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.He outlived one of his daughter,one great-great-grandson and 4 of his siblings.He was survived by his brother John who was 97 when he died and his sister-in-law Rose. DeSantis was a welder for Republic Steel for 38 years. He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Hubbard, the Knights of Columbus and the Adua Lodge. Michael enjoyed bowling, golfing and playing cards with the Hubbard Senior Citizens.At the time of his death at the age