| Frank Morimitsu | |
 Morimitsu on his 111th birthday in 1997. | |
| Birth: | 26 December 1886 Japan |
| Death: | 9 December 1998 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 348 days |
| Country: |  JPN USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Frank Kenichi Morimitsu (26 December 1886 – 9 December 1998) was a Japanese-American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography[]
Frank Kenichi Morimitsu was born in Japan on 26 December 1886 (or 1887). He came to America with his parents aged 11. He remained in a boarding school in Hawaii after his parents returned to Japan because he had grown to love Hawaii. He moved to San Francisco at the age of 17 and worked as a houseboy for a family there, but later moved to Sacramento and there he married Ichiko Fujiwara.
He ran a family-owned restaurant in Sacramento, with him working as a chef and his wife as chief waitress. He also shipped vegetables to the Eastern market until World War II. At that time, Frank, his wife and 5 children were put into an American detention facility with other Japanese-American citizens.
After his retirement from the restaurant business and after the passing of his wife, Morimitsu became involved in the Devon Church of Jesus Christ in Chicago. He eventually lost his eyesight to glaucoma and started to have trouble hearing, but even after turning 100, he was still well enough to travel independently to Hawaii and New York. He credited his longevity to God.
Morimitsu died in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 9 December 1998, at the age of 111 years, 348 days.
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