Raymond Monroy, of St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, has turned 110. He was born on 11 May 1912, although he celebrated his birthday a few days early.

Happy birthday!

Some biographical details:

Raymond Monroy (born Ramon Gomez Monroy) was born in Douglas, Arizona, USA on 11 May 1912 to Mexican parents, just three months after the region had become America’s 48th state. He moved to Napa Valley, California in the early 1930s, and worked at Beringer Brothers, one of the few wineries that remained open during Prohibition due to their production of sacramental wine. He married Mexican-born Maria Boucsieguez Cardoza in California in 1941, and served in the US Air Force during WW2. The couple were married for over 70 years until Maria’s death in 2011 at the age of 94. He is one of just three known Arizona-born SCs, alongside Irene Eskey (1910-2022) and Carmen Amado Acevedo (1909-2019).