A fitting tribute to Richard Overton

[SignalJoe]

For those unfamiliar Mr. Overton was Americas veteran and lived to the age of 112.  He attributed his longevity to drinking whiskey and smoking cigars daily, 10-12 to be exact! Sadly he passed two days after Christmas in 2018, fortunately some cigar store owners in East Austin found a way to pay tribute to the life and accomplishments of an icon.   

https://www.fox7austin.com/video/736544?fbclid=IwAR0_ARICmvmqYJdt4206u2-vdYqBygrpSgLlh3wI554Gf2G-Vd6LKXdw6JQ

[StogieSteve23]

Great video.  Thank you for sharing this and long live Mr. Overton.  

[Habana Mike]

That’s awesome. He was an inspiration and I hope to hang in as long as I can following his regimen albeit a bit scaled back. Half the cigars, whiskey ? from the happy hour....

[BigGuns]

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing

[Goodfortune]

What a legend! Thanks for sharing

[Puros Y Vino]

Very cool. 

[eldude]

Really cool that they honored him like that. Gotta love Austin.

[Richard peters]

Awesome. Thanks for posting. 

[PuroMiguel]

I don't mean to toot my horn but I had the honor and the pleasure to talk with Mr. Overton a few times. The first time was around his 106th birthday and I kept in touch with him whenever I could.

A cigar-puffing, whiskey drinking ol' soldier - he was certainly the last of the breed and I truly miss him.🙂