The “Real” End of the Century

Bob Talley of London, England, received a congratulatory telegram from Queen Elizabeth for reaching 100 years old. “Yes, I made it,” he said after reading the note — and then immediately died. His party went on anyway. “It was great,” said his niece, Barbara Barwell. Everyone had a good time dancing and “reading his cards with him lying there.” A Buckingham Palace official sent quick condolences, noting “Of course it is very sad to learn that he died so shortly afterwards.” (Reuters) ...Beats dying shortly before.