Duranord and Jeanne
Veillard were married in
1932. Together they
have 5 children,12
grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
The couple plan to
celebrate a milestone
few others will see with
family, friends and well-
wishers at their home,
where they live with a
daughter, Marie
Eveillard.
The son of a fisherman,
Duranord Veillard was
born Feb. 28, 1907, in
St. Louis du Sud and
grew up in Les Cayes in
southern Haiti.
He studied law and
lived in Port-au-
Prince. They moved to
the United States in
1968 after Duranord lost
his job as a judge and
was awarded a visa to
visit the U.S. He settled
in Spring Valley. One by
one, family members
joined him.
Veillard got a job as a
lab technician at the
Good Samaritan Hospital
and worked there for
about 10 years and
retired for a second
time.
“He remembers
everything,” said his
son, Vely Veillard, 62.
“Look at him! He don’t
want to use a cane. He’s
a superstar.”
Jeanne Veillard sat
quietly next to her
husband, wearing a
white linen dress and a
pair of pink slippers.
They patted each other
on the hand. How did
the happy couple meet?
“I found him in the
street,” she joked in
French Creole, making
the room full of relatives
laugh.
Rockland County doesn’t
keep records of its
oldest person, but
Veillard’s family believes
Duranord and Jeanne
are the oldest married
couple in the area.
Veillard said his secret
for living a long and
healthy life: “That’s
God,” he said in French
Creole.
He starts his day at 5
a.m. and does five to
seven pushups. For
breakfast, he has a cup
of tea, oatmeal and
fresh fruit. Lunch and
dinner consist of fish
and fresh vegetables.
The centenarians nap
early and often.
The couple do not leave
their house except to
see the doctor. Neither
walks without
assistance. But both are
looking forward to
celebrating another
landmark in their life.
“Thank you very much,”
Veillard said to well-
wishers. “Merci
beaucoup.”
Culled
Source: Husband, 108 and wife, 105,
celebrates 82 years wedding
anniversary - Jade African
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Awwww!!!! I like dis kinda of story

Just sounds like a happy ever after story

God do it onto me oo

Lovely

Great

were them wives de?

... and they lived happily ever after