Hilario Orozco Lemus is a Mexican supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest. At the moment, he is the oldest living man in Mexico whose age is fully validated.
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BIOGRAPHY
Hilario Orozco Lemus was born at a ranch in Las Tortugas, Puruándiro, Michoacán, Mexico, on 3 November 1913. Hilario grew up in poor conditions. His father, Felipe, was a caretaker of animals on ranches while his mother sold soap and salt from her home. They lived in Las Tortugas, Michoacán.
In 1915, Hilario, his mother Josefa and his sister Piedad walked to Cerano, Guanajuato, where Hilario’s maternal grandmother, also named Josefa, lived and they settled there. In 1916, when the influenza pandemic reached Mexico, his mother Josefa became ill with a terrible flu and passed away, leaving him and his sister Piedad with their grandmother Josefa. After a short time, his father, Felipe, came for Hilario and Piedad and took them with him back to Las Tortugas, Michoacán. Hilario and Piedad began going to school in Puruándiro at “La Escuela del Hogar”.
In 1920, when Hilario was 7 years old, his father, Felipe, was struck by lightning and sadly passed away. Hilario worked from a very young age, he took care of livestock such as cows and goats. He also dedicated himself to planting corn.
In May 1936, he married Eloisa Serrano Fonceca. The couple had 11 children (seven daughters and four sons). One of their sons is David Orozco Serrano (born c. 1951), a Priest of the parish of the Santísima Trinidad de Janamuato in Puruándiro. After their marriage they lived in several places including Jacales, Cerano, Puruandiro, Galeana and Janamuato. After a while, they bought a house in Jacales and lived there for a long time. They were married for almost 80 years, until Eloisa passed away on 17 April 2016, one month before their wedding anniversary.
At the age of 111, he has 42 grandchildren, 95 great-grandchildren, and 56 great-great-grandchildren.
RECOGNITION
His age was verified by Fabrizio Villatoro and Stefan Maglov, and listed as a pending validation by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) as of 27 January 2022. The validation process was later completed, and his age was validated by LongeviQuest on 10 November 2023.
ATTRIBUTION
* “Hilario Orozco Lemus festejó 105 años de vida junto a sus familiares.” – Facebook (Mi Cerano Guanajuato México), 3 November 2018
* “Fue un gran honor que hayamos sido participe de este grande acontecimiento, 108 años de vida de Don Hilario Muchisimas felicidades” – Facebook (Sandoval Fotografia), 3 November 2021
* “Don Hilario cumple 109, personaje ilustre de Yuriria” – La Silla Rota, 1 November 2022
* “110 años de Don Hilario” – Mi Cerano Guanajuato México (Facebook), 3 November 2023
GALLERY
Hilario Orozco Lemus 104
On his 104th birthday. (Source: Mi Cerano Guanajuato México)
Hilario Orozco Lemus 107
On his 107th birthday. (Source: Mi Cerano Guanajuato México)
Hilario Orozco Lemus 108
On his 108th birthday. (Source: Mi Cerano Guanajuato México)
Hilario Orozco Lemus 109
Shortly before his 109th birthday in 2022. (Source: Jorge Hernández)
Hilario Orozco Lemus 109th
On his 109th birthday in 2022. (Source: Mi Cerano Guanajuato México)
Hilario Orozco Lemus 110
On his 110th birthday in 2023. (Source: Mi Cerano Guanajuato México)
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