Ms. Gisèle Maurion-Gilles of Bordeaux, Gironde (FRA) sadly passed away few days ago, aged 109.
She was born in Rouillac (FRA) on 20 August 1916.
https://www.simplifia.fr/avis-de-deces/gisele-maurion-gilles-bordeaux
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
R.I.P. Ms. Maurion-Gilles.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
Rest in peace Ms Maurion-Gilles.