Sonny Hendricks | |
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Birth: | December 1900 Berbice, Guyana |
Death: | 9 October 2011 Rupununi, Guyana |
Age: | 110 years, 282+ days |
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Sonny Hendricks (December 1900? – 9 October 2011) was a Guyanese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). If his age is true, he could be the oldest known man in Guyana.
Biography
Sonny Hendricks claimed to have been born in Berbice, Guyana in December 1900. He moved with his parents and siblings to the fertile Region Nine area in his early teens. His parents died when he was at an early age. He married and had four children.
Sonny Hendricks died of influenza in Moco-Moco community, Rupununi, Guyana on 9 October 2011 at the age of at least 110 years, 282 days. He is survived by his 95-year old wife, four children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
References
- At 109, Sonny Hendricks longs to see the city again before he dies Kaieteur News, 15 March 2009
- Guyana's oldest man dies at 111 Kaieteur News, 10 October 2011
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