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Ð „Ô  ÐÌFebruary€27,€2003;€John€McMorran,€the€oldest€man€in€theÐ H˜ ÐUnited€States€at€113€years€and€250€days,€died€Monday€in€Lakeland,€FL,€ofÐ 4„ Ðextraordinary€old€age.ðð€McMorran€wasÐ  p Ðhistory's€fifth-oldest€man,€said€Dr.€L.€Stephen€Coles€of€the€UCLA-basedÐ  \ ÐGerontology€Research€Group,€a€nonprofit€international€research€organizationÐ øH Ðthat€verifies€birth€dates€and€tracks€the€[35€-€45]€people€around€the€globe€whoÐ ä4 Ðare€110€and€older.€Coles€said€that€41€people€remain€alive€in€that€category,€andÐ Ð  Ðthat€the€oldest€living€American€is€MaryÐ ¼  ÐChristian€--€one-week€McMorran's€senior€--€of€San€Pablo,€Calif.€TheÐ ¨ø Ðverifiably€oldest€living€man€in€the€United€States,€he€said,€is€now€Fred€Hale€of€New€York€State.

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Ð D!” ÐÌNearly€deaf€and€blind€and€in€aÐ #l! Ðwheelchair,€McMorran€remained€a€spirited€person€until€his€death.€RobertÐ $X" ÐMcMorran€Jr.€said€his€Grandfather,€a€widower€for€nearly€40€years,€particularlyÐ ô$D # Ðenjoyed€women,€and€had€several€girlfriends€at€his€nursing€home.€ð=ðI€drink€a€cupÐ à%0!$ Ðof€coffee€before€every€meal€--€and€stay€away€from€cheap€whiskey,ð?ð€McMorran€saidÐ Ì&"% Ðin€explaining€his€secret€of€longevity€for€the€Port€Huron€(MI)€Times€HeraldÐ ¤(ô#' ÐNews€in€2000€after€he€turned€111.

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Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, ÐMcMorran€actually€gave€up€alcoholÐ ° Ðin€his€50ð$ðs,€younger€relatives€said,€but€he€used€tobacco€--€chewing,€smoking€aÐ œì Ðpack€of€cigarettes€a€day,€or€his€pipe€--€until€he€was€97.€He€never€gave€upÐ ˆØ Ðcoffee.ðð€The€sprightly€man€bought€hisÐ tÄ Ðfirst€car,€an€open-air,€crank-engine€Ford,€in€1912.€When€Coles€quizzed€him€twoÐ `° Ðyears€ago,€as€a€test€of€mental€agility,€about€the€current€price€of€a€new€car,Ð L œ Ðhe€retorted:€ð=ðI€don't€know€because€I€haven't€bought€a€car€in€a€long€time.ð?ð

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Ð ü L  ÐÌBorn€in€a€log€cabin€north€of€Imlay€City,€MI,€on€June€19,Ð Ô$  Ð1889,€McMorran€lived€in€three€centuries€and€was€adamant€about€when€the€last€twoÐ À  Ðshould€be€celebrated:€January€1,€1901€and€January€1,€2001.ðð€After€growing€up€on€farms,€McMorran€spentÐ ˜è  Ðmost€of€his€working€life€behind€the€wheel€of€trucks,€hauling€freight,€milk,€andÐ „Ô  Ðmail€around€Michigan.ðð€In€1910,€at€21,Ð pÀ Ðhe€hopped€a€freight€train€and€went€off€to€tour€the€West.€But€he€soon€returnedÐ \¬ Ðto€his€native€state€and€lived€for€more€than€45€years€in€Port€Huron.

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Ð  \ ÐÌDuring€World€War€I,€too€old€at€28Ð ä4 Ðto€be€drafted,€McMorran€worked€in€a€Detroit€bomb-making€factory.ðð€ð=ðI€earned€$1€an€hour.€At€that€time,€that€wasÐ ¼  Ðbig€money,ð?ð€McMorran€told€the€Lakeland€(FL)€Ledger€in€1999.€ð=ðSometimes€I€worked€20Ð ”ä Ðhours€in€a€day.€We€had€to€check€every€piece€to€make€sure€they€wereÐ €Ð Ðperfect.ð?ððð€He€finally€retired€and€movedÐ l¼ Ðto€Florida€in€1973€when€he€was€84.

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Ð #l! ÐÌMcMorran€shared€his€birth€yearÐ ô$D # Ðwith€four€states€--€North€and€South€Dakota,€Montana€and€Washington€--€livedÐ à%0!$ Ðmore€than€half€as€long€as€the€United€States€has€existed.€He€was€governed€by€21Ð Ì&"% Ðpresidents,€from€Benjamin€Harrison€to€George€W.€Bush.ðð€He€outlived€his€three€younger€siblings;€his€wife€of€50€years,Ð ¤(ô#' ÐMatie;€and€their€only€child,€Robert;€and€is€survived€only€by€his€son's€threeÐ )à$( Ðgenerations€of€descendants.

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Ð @-(, ЇColes€--€whose€GerontologyÐ ° ÐResearch€Group€posts€information€on€its€Web€site€(www.grg.org)€about€theÐ ˆØ Ðworld's€more€than€300,000€people€over€100€--€said€a€sample€of€McMorranð$ðs€bloodÐ tÄ Ðwas€drawn€last€year€for€analysis€by€TheÐ `° ÐNew€England€Centenarian€Study.€Through€such€work,€scientists€hope€to€learnÐ L œ Ðmore€about€longevity.

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Ð ü L  ÐÌMyrna€Oliver,€"J.€McMorran,Ð Ô$  Ð113;€Oldest€Man€in€U.S.,€5th-Oldest€Ever,"€The€Los€Angeles€Times,Ð À  Ðp.€B14€(February€28,€2003).

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