4 Generations on Hand for His 113th Birthday
At his age, Fred Hale Sr. doesn’t mind getting a year older.
Hale, recognized as the oldest man in America, celebrated his 113th birthday quietly with four generations of descendants at his side in Baldwinsville, N.Y.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 6, 2003 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday December 06, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 44 words Type of Material: Correction
Oldest driver -- A news brief in Wednesday’s Section A about the 113th birthday party for Fred Hale Sr. in Baldwinsville, N.Y., said that he was named the world’s oldest driver in 1995 at the age of 107. He was 105 at the time.
“It was just a small, quiet party. He cut the cake,” Fred Hale Jr., his 83-year-old son, said.
Hale Jr. and seven other family members, including three great-grandchildren, gave the elder Hale a robe as a present.
“He doesn’t like big parties. But he loves having the children there,” Hale Jr. said.
Hale became a celebrity of sorts in 1995 when Guinness World Records named him the world’s oldest licensed driver at age 107.
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