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Emiliano Mercado del Toro
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Emiliano del Toro Obituary
On Wednesday, having spent just a month as the world's oldest person, he died at his home on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, his grandniece, Dolores Martinez told The Associated Press. He was 115.
"He died like a little angel," Martinez said.
Mercado del Toro never married and had no children.
In the seaside town of Isabela, he became a local celebrity after he was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for his longevity.
"We're all crying, but we knew this day would come," said town spokeswoman Rosa Luciano.
Mercado del Toro became the oldest known person in the world last month when 116-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden died in December in a nursing home in Tennessee.
A 114-year-old Connecticut woman, Emma Faust Tillman, is now believed to be the oldest living person. She was born Nov. 22, 1892.
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press
157 Entries
Annette Mendez
February 1, 2009
El Senor nos bendicio con su presencia por alguna razon muy bella y especifica. Se que estas descansando en paz y espero que la juventud no solo de Puerto Rico sino del mundo entero puedan segir su ejemplo.
Karen Greenwalt
April 30, 2008
I have just read an article about you! What an amazing man you were! Condolences to your family!
William Torres
February 9, 2008
You are an inspiration and a link to my history back in Puerto Rico
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Bob Larkins Jr.
December 22, 2007
God had a purpose for you to live through 3 centires. How amazing. My your soul rest in peace and may God Bless your family and friends.
Nancy Sines
July 5, 2007
May you rest in peace. My hearts goes out to the family.
victoria maldonado
June 18, 2007
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Marty Lineen Jr
January 29, 2007
it is so good to have lived so long.
Julia
January 28, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.
SHANE O'CONNOR
January 28, 2007
TO MR EMILIANO MERCADO del TORO FAMILY MY PRAYS ARE WITH YOU ALL
Angel Caratachea
January 28, 2007
would have been something to speak to such a living treasure as these rare people are
January 28, 2007
To a well lived life, rich with stories, service to country, and love of others, I salute you Emiliano! God bless you and your family and friends.
With kindest respects- John /Duluth,MN.
Jeanne Jessee
January 28, 2007
They are going down the valley one by one. One more soldier gone home. May he rest in peace.
Josephine
January 28, 2007
To the del Toro family
May this soldier rest in peace may god bless him for a long life. Thank God for soliders like him. Would of like to have met him and listen to some of his stories I bet they would have been interesting . May he rest in peace. Keeping the family in mind. God bless all of you.
January 28, 2007
May God be with your family in a time like this
Danette Stone
January 28, 2007
May God be with your family, at times like these. I would of loved to have met him,he was a precious gift from God. God Bless.
Don Lloyd
January 28, 2007
Sr. del Toro, Thank you for serving. It is because of people like you I can sit here and write this message today. I would have loved to have known you personally that we may have sat in the cool shade of a big tree along the coast of your beautiful Puerto Rico and just talked of all the things you have seen and done. Peace and Blessings to all your family and friends ... this morning I will sing a song to the Lord that I will dedicate to you.
Thank you Soldier!
Kenneth Daniels
January 28, 2007
From a troubled world to eternal peace. May you rest in the arms of the Lord.
Renzy Riley
January 28, 2007
THIS MAN WAS REALLY BLESS, HE WAS BLESSED ON EARTH NOW HE WILL BE BLESSED IN HEAVEN.
gwen Dunn
January 28, 2007
My condolences to his family,friends,and all those that loved this man. Just to know he is up with the Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ giving the praise and sitting at the foot of the throne, where I wish I could be at this very instant. Knowing this man and all our loved ones that have went on are doing at this time. God bless and keep you and give you the peace that passeth all understanding.
V. Theriot
January 27, 2007
To the family and friends of Mr. del Toro:
Our thoughts and prayers are with all who knew and loved him. What a blessing to have known him. May God grant him eternal rest in heaven. Rest in Peace, Mr. del Toro.
jackie rodgers
January 27, 2007
a gift from God, longevity. 115 years, truly a blessing. A mans years are three score and ten and by might fourscore. Mr. Del Toro you were really blessed. Rest in peace! To the family, you were blessed. God bless you!
Jackie Clark
January 27, 2007
I was sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. The Bible promises that one day soon there will be no more sickness, pain or death. All things will be new in Gods Kingdom.
(rev.21:1-4.)
Devin Clemon
January 27, 2007
Wow it must have been such a blessing to live that long!
Della Harmon
January 27, 2007
Emiliano, May God Bless you on your final journey to Heaven.
C. Jacob
January 27, 2007
WOW!! What stories he could tell the youth and old alike. Blessings on the family and friends he ran on before...look for him one day.
Donna
January 27, 2007
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Barb Deiss
January 27, 2007
What a beautiful man! My sympathy to all those who knew him. Rest in peace my friend...
Pam Adams
January 27, 2007
May God Bless you and your family. Peace be with you.
Peter Fenik
January 27, 2007
To Emiliano's family,
You are very fortunate Emiliano lived a very long life. To loose a loved one is always difficult. Remember the good memories of him, and may the wisdom that he imparted to you guide you though your lives.
January 27, 2007
how did you do it? god bless
Carol Roberts & family
January 27, 2007
May God grant you eternal peace...your family was truly blessed to have you for so long.
Iris Anavitate
January 27, 2007
My sincerest condolences to the family. What a great soul having lived for so long and experienced so much. Mr. Toro has earned his rest. I am sure that there were many to greet him when he arrived on the other side. His family will miss him greatly, but they know that he is now surrounded with nothing but beauty, peace and much, much love.
Ricky Martin
January 27, 2007
viva dee dee dee rest in peace. God 'Bless USA Emiliano Meccado
Terry Firle
January 27, 2007
What a genuine blessing to have such a special loved with you for so many years. His smile in the picture is so precious it makes you want to reach out and give a big hug.
May all of your "treasured" memories give you comfort and peace as you begin your healing journey.
God Bless.
Sincerely,
olivia otero
January 27, 2007
YOU have good faith, you very strong man wow you is peace now i hope your family are allright and comfortable may God Bless you
Jaime Velez
January 27, 2007
A LA FAMILIA DE EMILIANO, DIOS LOS BENDIGAN A TODOS. EL ESTA DESCANSANDO Y AL LADO DE DIOS.REST IN PEACE EMILIANO
January 27, 2007
To the Family:
Wow! Emiliano was a man with special mightiness. In a prayer of Moses he stated, "...In themselves the days of our years are seventy years; And if because of special mightiness they are eighty yeas..." (Psalms 90: 10) Emiliano lived 25 years past this. What a mighty man!!!!
WILLIAM E. JONES SR.
January 27, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.
barika bell
January 27, 2007
truly blessed.....god bless
M Hernandez
January 27, 2007
Que honor y dicha vivir tantos anos por la voluntad the Dios nuestro senor. El sera bien recibido en la gloria. Que Dios bendiga su familia y mi sincera simpatia.
Alcides y Mariela Rivera
January 27, 2007
La esperanza es obtener la vida eterna que nos ofrece JESCRISTO por medio de su santa palabra , esta vida es pasajera y por mas que vivamos debemos abandonarla , pero la promesa de vida eterna permanecera por siempre y aunque partiremos de este mundo ,tendremos la eternidad con el REY de REYES ; fortaleza a los dolientes. Familia Rivera.
Mildred Udovich
January 26, 2007
My grandmother always said that a life was 70 years, anything over 70 years was a gift. My grandmother lived to be 92, we were blessed. This gentleman's family was truly blessed.
Sandra LaCrosse
January 26, 2007
This man lived a life only a chosen few get to experience. Just think of how many changes have occured during his 115 years on Earth. May he rest in peace.
Gail Kieffer
January 26, 2007
May God be with you, Emiliano Mercado del Toro.
Aileen Arbuso
January 26, 2007
Amazing to have lived all those years. Rest in Peace Soldier. You are really a blessing to us all. May your family cherish and enjoy all those wonderful memories you have given them.
Sincerely,
The Arbuso's
Aileen, Michael, Michael John & Timothy James
michelle h
January 26, 2007
im deeply sorry for your loss i wish i can live to be 115 years of age he lived a good good life! good luck
V Lovell
January 26, 2007
Emiliano must have entered Heaven with great honors! He must have been a special person to be so blessed.
Janet Lindsey
January 26, 2007
It’s truly a blessing to have longevity & endurance.
Janet
Stella Morales
January 26, 2007
To the family of Emiliano. You now have an Angel in Heaven looking over all of you. What a wonderul joy ! Peace be with you all.
LivingWaters
January 26, 2007
Methuselah lived to be 969 years old
Just think... Mr. del Toro was just a kid by comparison.
By our standards... a long life indeed.
Remember... age is relative to time... Eternity is forever and is as close, for any of us, as... now.
Genesis 5:27
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Beverly Watkins
January 26, 2007
To the family of Mr. Emiliano Mercado del Toro:
What a BLESSING to have lived a life on GOD'S earth for all of those years. You deserve your rest.
I'm keeping the family in my thoughts and prayers.
Rest In Peace, OLD SOLDIER.
Diandra Lawrence
January 26, 2007
History in the making. This is such a blessing. May God bless your family at this time.
Lowanda Lee
January 26, 2007
Your family has been turly blessed to have shared so many wonderful years with this man...my prayers and thoughs are with you at his sad time...God will help you and your family to endure..
milagros figueroa
January 26, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.
sharon taylor
January 26, 2007
God has truly blessed your family. How wonderful it is to have an awesome God to bless you with Emiliano Mercado del Toro for such a long time. My prayers are with your family. He's in heaven now. Amen.
Ann White
January 26, 2007
To Emiliano's family: What a wonderful gift it must have been to have someone around who could share so much with all of you. The stories, the changes in the world, and all of his wisdom. Hope you all shared his world and will treasure all of the memories shared with Emiliano. What an amazing journey he has traveled in life.
January 26, 2007
My Condolences to the family of the late: Mr. Emiliano Mercado del Toro. May he Rest In Peace. My prayers are with the family.
Lucy
January 26, 2007
His is not a death to grieve, but a life to celebrate...and what a life he had!
Cynthia Lane
January 26, 2007
To the Family of E. M. del Toro, Sorry for the loss of your loveone. You were truly blessed. "Rest in Peace".
Marie Holzwasser
January 26, 2007
Emiliano,
God bless you! Now you can go home and rest comfortably with those you've lost.
Rosalyn Wolfe
January 26, 2007
Rest In Peace, you lived a long life. That was a blessing from God.
Kimeka Savage
January 26, 2007
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
gisela encarnacao
January 26, 2007
para toda la familia de emilio, que dios os bendiga a todos. que linda vida 115 anos god bless you all.
E Wiggins
January 26, 2007
REST IN PEACE
Em Bensing
January 26, 2007
That's pretty old, i bet you have millions of pictures!
January 26, 2007
BLESS YOUR HEART, NOW YOU CAN REST IN PEACE AS THE ANGEL YOU ARE.GOD BLESS YOU AND WHAT A WONDERFUL FULL LIFE.GOD BLESS YOU! MILDRED WHITESCARVER,CHRISTIANSBURG,VA.24073
Norma Moore
January 26, 2007
Rest in Peace for you have lived a life that everyone would love to have lived. May God be with your family in this time of sorrow.
DEE WASHINGTON
January 26, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.
Mark Rivera
January 26, 2007
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Lisa M.
January 26, 2007
God Bless you Emiliano. Now, sleep with the angels.
D.L. ZIMMERMANt
January 26, 2007
Rest in peace
Matthew Kwas
January 26, 2007
God bless all those you have ever come in contact with, your sole is forever cherished for your long life.
Richard H. Holdgrun Herrick
January 26, 2007
My 3 late greatuncle the Holdgrun was US Army World War I. [email protected]
karri killingsworth
January 26, 2007
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
DAVID BAXTER
January 26, 2007
DAVID BAXTER
Paul Zickus
January 26, 2007
From one old soldier to another older soldier. Rest in peace my brother in arms. You served your country, community and family well.
Palmira Matias
January 25, 2007
If love could have saved you
You would not have died.
If Tears could bring you back You would be by our side. It broke our hearts to lose you. But you did not go alone,For part of us went with you The day god called you home.
God takes us one by one and breaks the Family Chain; But somewhere in a better land Our chain will link again.My condolences to the family of Mr. Del Toro. Rest in Peace.
olivia walls
January 25, 2007
Just know the purpose of life's journey is not always crystal clear;Especially when the road we travel is some times paved with fear. Yet we keep the faith and trust God's light will guide us, far and near; while we pray for strenght and courage to cope with the struggles we face here. So if a word or two could offer you some comfort , hope and cheer, Please know that thoughts and prayers are with you each day throughout each year.With deepest sympathy, The Walls Family, Goldsboro,N.C.
Brenda Anderson
January 25, 2007
What a wonderful life he must have lived. Now he will live a wonderful and peaceful life as one of God's special angels.
Irene Powell
January 25, 2007
GOD BLESS AND HOLD YOU IN HIS LOVING ARMS.115 YEARS OLD IS REMARKEBLE !!!
h. dm
January 25, 2007
God bless you sir, it would have been nice to have some one like you around to tell everyone what the world was like when you were growing up.May you rest in peace.Surely God will need some one to help him.God Bless and rest in peace
AIDA L. TORRES
January 25, 2007
A LA FAMILIA DE EMILIANO, DIOS LOS BENDIGAN A TODOS. EL ESTA DESCANSANDO Y AL LADO DE DIOS.REST IN PEACE EMILIANO.
Carol Porter-Worden
January 25, 2007
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Amanda Thomas
January 25, 2007
you are in the arms of the father now, he has called you home to be with him. May the father bless your family with long life as well
Christine Joslin
January 25, 2007
May u rest with the Lord in Peace and Happiness...
Sherry Holland
January 25, 2007
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Rose Young-Stewart
January 25, 2007
Life passes by so fast, Lord,
And yet how kind You are,
In granting me these precious years
That I have lived so far,
So let the days grow shorter,
The darkest shadows part,
But put the wrinkles on my face...
And never in my heart.
Well Done, Mr. del Toro
A. White
January 25, 2007
To the family of Emiliano Mercado del Toro,
I would like to send my deepest condolences on losing your loved one. Jehovah God blessed him with a long life and I know he touched many lives in a special way. His memories will always be part of the special smile he shared with all who knew him. I know it's not easy knowing that today he is no longer with you but Jehovah God promises through his word the Bible at Isaiah 26:19 and Daniel 12:2 that all of us will have a chance to see our loved ones again. May his family find peace and comfort in the scriptures at this most difficult time and may Jehovah God bless you for taking good care of him.
Daniel
January 25, 2007
Sir,
Thank you for serving your country so very many years ago.
Daniel
Jan Curtis
January 25, 2007
God Rest you, Sir. I pray there will be much singing and rejoicing as the gates of heaven finally welcome you home.
tabby
January 25, 2007
i hope you are with god. and at peace.
January 25, 2007
God Bless you
Your are an angel in haven, as you were on earth.
douglas zechman
January 25, 2007
may god be you and may he rest in gods hands in the heavens of the gate of the lord our savior god
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