| Emilio Flores Marquez | |
 Emilio Flores Marquez (aged 112) after being recognized as the World's Oldest Man, 30 June 2021. | |
| Birth: | 8 August 1908 Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Death: | 12 August 2021 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
| Age: | 113 years, 4 days |
| Country: |  PRI, USA
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| Validated | |
Emilio Flores Marquez [Spanish: Márquez] (8 August 1908 – 12 August 2021) was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian who was recognized as the world's oldest living man by Guinness World Records from the death of Tomas Pinales Figuereo of the Dominican Republic on 24 September 2020, until his own death on 12 August 2021.
Biography
Emilio Flores Marquez was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on 8 August 1908, to parents Alberto Flores and Margarita Marquez. The second-oldest of eleven children, at the age of 104 he could still easily recall the names of nine of his siblings (his oldest sister Maria died as a child): Angelina, Mercedes, Aurora, Joaquina, Cecilia, Rosa, Lino, Miguel, and Jose.
He attended school for three years and learned how to read and write, before his father thought it was enough and employed him on the family's sugarcane farm, where he helped his father water the compost. He wanted to study, as he enjoyed subjects like math, reading, writing, singing and politics. He also transported the sugarcane in wagons, earning $1.12 a day. As the first-born child in his family, he also was responsible for doing many of the household chores and taking care of his nine younger siblings. In 25 July 1935, He married Andrea Pérez de Flores (1915 – 1 March 2011), with whom he had four children: Hilda Luz, Olga Soraida, Emilio, and Tirsa. To support his family, he worked in the state of New Jersey, where a portion of his family still lives today. The couple were married for over 75 years before her death in 1 March 2011 at the age of 95. Two of his children, Hilda and Olga, were deceased as of 2013.
When asked for his secret to his longevity, he responded "My dad raised me with love, and taught me to love everyone. He always told me and my brothers and sisters to do good, to share everything with others. Besides, Christ lives in me!"
There was also a history of longevity in his family: his sister Joaquina Flores Marquez (1916 – 1 April 2018) lived to be 101 and his brother Miguel Flores Marquez (29 September 1920 – 8 July 2017) died two months before turning 96 in New Jersey, USA.
He lived with his children Tirsa and Emilio in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico for the last years of his life. At the age of 103, he overcame surgery to implant a pacemaker, and at 108, he survived an intestinal obstruction.
He became the oldest Puerto Rican alive on 15 December 2017, following the death of Secundina Rivera Cumba.
He became the last man born in 1908, following the death of Dumitru Comanescu on 27 June 2020.
In June 2021, when recognized as the oldest living man, Emilio Flores Marquez had five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Emilio Flores Marquez died on 12 August 2021 in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, at the age of 113 years, 4 days. Following his death, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia became the world's oldest validated living man.
Gallery
External Links
- Video of 107th birthday Zeniaenid Gonzalez on Facebook, 8 August 2015
- Video of 110th birthday Lino Flores on Facebook, 8 August 2018
References
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
- Andrea Pérez De Flores Ancestry
- VÍDEO- Conoce a Don Emilio, un padre centenario Primera Hora, 14 June 2013 (news report with interview)
- 106th birthday Municipio De Trujillo Alto on Facebook, 20 August 2014
- Obituary of Joaquina Flores Falco Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, 6 April 2018
- Obituary of Miguel A Flores Falco Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, 12 July 2017
- 109th birthday Primera Iglesia Bautista de Rio Piedras on Facebook, 11 August 2017
- 110th birthday Primera Iglesia Bautista de Rio Piedras on Facebook, 12 August 2018
- 112th birthday Primera Iglesia Bautista de Rio Piedras on Facebook, 8 August 2020
- Emilio Flores Marquez confirmed as the world’s oldest man living at 112 Guinness World Records, 30 June 2021
- Emilio Flores Márquez, un puertorriqueño de 112 años, es el hombre más viejo del mundo El Mercio, 30 June 2021
- Un puertorriqueño se convierte en el hombre más longevo del mundo Diarimes.com, 1 July 2021
- Emilio Flores Márquez: el hombre más longevo del planeta El puertorriqueño, quien tiene una marca global certificada por Guinness, está a semanas de celebrar sus 113 de años El Nuevo Dia, 4 July 2021
- Cumple 113 años el hombre más viejo de Puerto Rico y del mundo Primera Hora, 8 August 2021
- 113th birthday Manuela Reyes on Facebook, 8 August 2021
- Fallece Emilio Flores: el boricua que tenía el récord Guinness de ser el hombre más longevo del mundo Primera Hora, 13 August 2021
- Fallece el puertorriqueño con el Récord Guiness del hombre más longevo del mundo Telemundopr.com, 13 August 2021
| Puerto Rico's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jose del Carmen Matos Santiago • Petronila Ramos Gonzales • Pedro Zorrilla Caballero • Maria Echeandia Cumpiano • Emilia Hernandez de Ramos • Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan • Emiliano Mercado del Toro • Francisco Haddock Navarro • Matilde Monclova Lebron • Urbana Santiago • Maria Rivera Cruz • Amparo Cora de Santiago • Secundina Rivera Cumba • Emilio Flores Marquez • Juan Escribano • Rosa Castrodad Melendez • Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu • Ana Luisa Garcia |
| Puerto Rico's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Isabelo Martinez • Pedro Zorrilla Caballero • Emiliano Mercado del Toro • Francisco Haddock Navarro • Eugenio Torres Reyes • Emilio Navarro • Regino Hernandez Perez • Emilio Flores Marquez • Juan Escribano • Monico Rivera Gautier • Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu • Silverio Perez Rosado • Andres Irizarry Troche |