CENTENARIAN Mil Mears is quick to reveal his secret to longevity - keep away from wild women. <\/p>\n
His answer was accompanied with much laughter and it appears that a sense of irony has also enabled Mr Mears to weather the many ups and downs that 100 years of living brings. <\/p>\n
He lost his beloved wife, Lesley, to cancer in 1988 after more than 40 years of marriage. <\/p>\n
The couple had three children: Margaret, who was killed in a car accident as a 19-year-old newlywed; Geoff, who succumbed to cancer, aged 50, in 1995; and Ray who lives near Bendigo. There are also four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. <\/p>\n
The family will celebrate Mr Mears' October 9 milestone birthday with a private party, while Donvale Retirement Village, where he has been resident for the past 20 years, will hold a luncheon in his honour. <\/p>\n
Mr Mears has also accepted an invitation to attend a Seniors Week function at Parliament House where he will continue celebrations \"with other ancients''. <\/p>\n
\"I'm half worn out already,'' Mr Mears said. <\/p>\n
\"I just want a good feed and I'm happy.'' <\/p>\n
Mr Mears has always looked after his health. He smoked his first and last cigarette as a 14 year-old school boy in India, and he doesn't like wine or beer. <\/p>\n
Horace Milsom Frederick Mears was the third of five children born to missionary parents working in India. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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