Juan Gomez The Last Pirate (another story)

Red Heat · 02-02-11, 09:03 AM

St. Augustine Record
Lived to Great Age.

John Gomez, Formerly of St. Augustine, Drowned at 122 Years.

Word reaches us from our Everglade correspondent that old John Gomez, the centenarian, had been drowned while fishing, on Thursday, July 12th, and his body had been recovered the following Saturday much decomposed, and buried on his island, Panther Key, where he had lived to an age that is granted to few to have escaped disease and accidents for a period of 122 years, and at last to meet his death in an unnatural way, by drowning.

Full story in the link bellow:

http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronso...astpirate.html

Sailor Steve · 02-02-11, 11:54 AM

Wow! Pretty amazing he could even walk by himself at that age.

Jimbuna · 02-02-11, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Wow! Pretty amazing he could even walk by himself at that age.

Yeah....absolutely amazing.

I wonder what his secret to longevity was?

Red Heat · 02-02-11, 05:19 PM

Hello

And another amazing fact he was born in Portugal, Madeira Island...my Hometown in a place call Ponta do Sol, and he was know as João Gomes (is true Portuguese name).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira

02-02-11, 09:03 AM	#1
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Juan Gomez The Last Pirate (another story) St. Augustine Record Lived to Great Age. John Gomez, Formerly of St. Augustine, Drowned at 122 Years. Word reaches us from our Everglade correspondent that old John Gomez, the centenarian, had been drowned while fishing, on Thursday, July 12th, and his body had been recovered the following Saturday much decomposed, and buried on his island, Panther Key, where he had lived to an age that is granted to few to have escaped disease and accidents for a period of 122 years, and at last to meet his death in an unnatural way, by drowning. Full story in the link bellow: http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronso...astpirate.html __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

02-02-11, 11:54 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Wow! Pretty amazing he could even walk by himself at that age. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-02-11, 05:19 PM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Hello And another amazing fact he was born in Portugal, Madeira Island...my Hometown in a place call Ponta do Sol, and he was know as João Gomes (is true Portuguese name). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato