Talk:Richard Overton/@comment-38105708-20190109060618

People like Richard are the types that nobody expects to live a long and adventurous life. Born like anybody else, went to a segregated war, experienced Civil Rights and lived to see the 21st century at the age of 94. When his death was announced on December 27th I nearly fell into tears.

I had been spending some free-time "checking" up on Richard on the frequently updated websites about him and the news. Ever since he turned 107 I had managed to take some time out of my days to see what the second (now oldest) living WWII veteran was doing. His habits and his abilities out-stemmed age and proved that your habits are more likely to stay with you until you die unless they are terrible habits.

Richard smoke and drank his way to 112 and passed after he won 3 battles with pneumonia and I thought he won the 4th. He lived a long life and I'm glad to have been able to be alive to see who he was and what he accomplished. A hole has been left in my personal life since his death.