Talk:John Evans (supercentenarian)
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I can't stand articles titled 'John Evans(supercentenarian)'. Can someone re-name this 'John Evans' and simply add a disambiguation page. → R Young {yakłtalk} 04:05, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry you can't stand them, but this is rather standard for disambiguating common names. The proper disambiguation page is at John Evans, where it has been since May 2004. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 11:29, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
This article does not provide references. Please do not remove the {{unreferenced}} template until this has been remedied. Furthremore, please do not over-categorize articles. At least three different editors have removed the redundant category Category:Supercentenarians as this is obviated by Category:British supercentenarians. If you need to run counts on categories trees, please utilize some of the free tools available, such as CatScan or, aptly named, CategoryTree. Thanks, Can't sleep, clown will eat me 21:44, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Some references: Copyright 1986 Associated Press All Rights Reserved
The Associated Press
March 20, 1986, Thursday, AM cycle
SECTION: International News
LENGTH: 199 words
HEADLINE: 108-Year-Old Man Gets Pacemaker
DATELINE: CARDIFF, Wales
BODY: John Evans, who at 108 years old is thought to be Britain's oldest man, was reported in excellent condition Thursday, a day after receiving a heart pacemaker.
Evans, a former miner who worked underground for 60 years and retired when he was 73, was fitted with a pacemaker in a 1 1/2 -hour operation Wednesday at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
His doctors said they knew of no other case in which a patient as old as Evans had received a pacemaker.
The surgery was done under local anesthetic. Within hours Evans was sitting up in bed chatting with visitors and putting away a light meal.
"He is more like a 60-year-old," Dr. Mike Stephens, Evans' cardiologist, said. "He was awake during the operation, apart from dozing off once or twice when he got bored."
Evans ascribes his longevity to "no drinking, no smoking and no swearing."
The Guinness Book of Records lists Britain's oldest person as Anna Eliza Williams, who is 112 years and lives in a nursing home in Swansea, also in Wales.
The book does not give a separate listing for the oldest living man in Britain, although Press Association, the British domestic news agency, said Evans held the distinction.
Copyright 1990 The Press Association Limited Press Association
June 10, 1990, Sunday
SECTION: HOME NEWS
LENGTH: 501 words
HEADLINE: WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES AT 112
BYLINE: Brendan Berry, Press Association
BODY: The world's oldest man, ex-miner John Evans, 112 died peacefully at his home today. The lively, talkative character who thoroughly enjoyed all the publicity surrounding each birthday milestone, passed away in his sleep at his cottage in Fforest-fach, West Glamorgan, said his daughter-in-law Mrs Betty Evans. "A big gap has been left in our lives. The longer John was with us, the harder it was going to be to say goodbye," she added. "Everyone will always have such happy memories of him. He brightened up people's lives, young and old. "John went very peacefully, in his chair beside his bed. He had been a little unwell for a few days." Mr Evans was born in 1877, the year Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. He delighted in talking of his memories of Gladstone, the Boer War and Lloyd George. He made medical history when at 108 he became the oldest person to be fitted with a heart pacemaker. Doctors at Cardiff's University Hospital were astounded when he was able to return home just three days later. "It's given me a new lease of life - and I don't have to go back to have new batteries put in for another 10 years" he joked at the time. On his 110th birthday, Mr Evans made national headlines when in a smart suit and bow tie he travelled to London on an Intercity 125 as a guest of British Rail, making his first visit to the capital. Until he was 95, Mr Evans regularly tended his one acre vegetable garden at his cottage which he shared with his son Amwel, 79, and Betty. He was declared the world's oldest man by the Guiness Book of Records last December. He relished the attention from newspapers, television and magazines, and enjoyed being photographed in his favourite Panama hat with his terrier Tim at his side. His sternly delivered stock answer to the secret of his longevity was: "No alcohol, no tobacco, no cursing and no gambling." But his son Amwel has his own theory. "My father always had a very lively mind - and just loved life. I'm sure that had everything to do with his remarkable health. "We're all very sad - but very proud of him today."
Mr Evans went down the mines when he was 13 and was forced to retire at 73 because of National Coal Board rules at the time. He was a founder member of the National Union of Mineworkers in south Wales. Many of his family of three sons and a daughter, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, live locally and were regular visitors to his cottage. His daily routine always started with his favourite breakfast - a bowl of bran and a little honey in boiled water.
Mr Norris McWhirter, founding editor of the Guinness Book of Records, said: "The identity of Mr Evans's successor as the world's oldest man has yet to be confirmed. "The oldest living person in the world is Mrs Carrie White, 115, of Florida, who was born on November 18, 1874. "The absolute world record for longevity was held by Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan, who died on February 21, 1986, aged 120 years, 237 days." → R Young {yakłtalk} 01:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
