Considered as Europe's oldest man, Nazar Singh, from Sunderland, who celebrated his 111th birthday on 8th June passed away on 20th June 2015.
Nazar Singh passed away in India, where he had returned to in January, and was being looked after by his two eldest sons and spent his last birthday there.
His 31-year-old grandson, Harvinder Gill, described Singh as “an incredible chap.” He added, “He has lived a very happy and fulfilling life. For the past few weeks he has been suffering with a few illnesses. He has had pneumonia but he was a fighter. Unfortunately, his time has passed. It was early hours on Saturday, just before Father’s Day.”
After celebrating his 110th birthday, Nazar Singh was quoted in media reports as saying, “I feel very good and very happy. I still feel fit and strong. I pray to the lord to take me when he wants to.”
