portraits in mono: Joe Cattini 100 years old on 17-1-2023
Adding this note today 20-4-2023; I read that Joe has died this week, 3 months after his 100th birthday. His story appears in so many English newspapers, national and also local. I feel priviliged to have met him by chance out walking in our village and to have captured his portrait and story.
Watching the local TV news this evening, I learned that Joe is 100 years old today and saw him receiving his birthday card sent from King Charles III.
Joe's portrait was my first entry to The Human Family Group here on Flickr in 2016 after I met him out walking in our village and he told me his wartime story.
He received the Légion d'Honneur from Francois Hollande in 2015, presented at a ceremony at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.
The TV interviewer tonight asked Joe his advice for a long life and the reply was, "Everything in moderation". Joe did then go on to say that he used to be able to drink 5 pints but now can only manage a half.......
You can see him pictured outside the local church in my original colour shot, with all his medals, below.
portraits in mono: Joe Cattini 100 years old on 17-1-2023
Adding this note today 20-4-2023; I read that Joe has died this week, 3 months after his 100th birthday. His story appears in so many English newspapers, national and also local. I feel priviliged to have met him by chance out walking in our village and to have captured his portrait and story.
Watching the local TV news this evening, I learned that Joe is 100 years old today and saw him receiving his birthday card sent from King Charles III.
Joe's portrait was my first entry to The Human Family Group here on Flickr in 2016 after I met him out walking in our village and he told me his wartime story.
He received the Légion d'Honneur from Francois Hollande in 2015, presented at a ceremony at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.
The TV interviewer tonight asked Joe his advice for a long life and the reply was, "Everything in moderation". Joe did then go on to say that he used to be able to drink 5 pints but now can only manage a half.......
You can see him pictured outside the local church in my original colour shot, with all his medals, below.