Rosario Zaragoza Ramos107 years old, died this Tuesday in Alicante of natural causes. Rosario became one of the oldest women from Alicante and celebrated her last birthday on September 11, as explained by her grandson Rafael Sabater.
“On his 100th birthday we had a big party attended by Mayor Luis Barcala -who brought her a large bouquet of flowers- and former senator Asunción Sánchez Zaplana. The mayor also attended again on his 105th birthday,” says Sabater.
Rosario blowing out the candles last September / INFORMATION
Witness of its history
“Today is a sad day for our family and for Alicante. She has become a unique witness to her history, who loved the city like no one else and lived her 107 years to the full. She left as she lived: calm, happy and surrounded by her family,” he adds.
He loved the city like no one else and lived his 107 years to the fullest. She left as she lived: calm, happy and surrounded by her family
“Live 101 years “It goes a long way,” he said in an interview with this newspaper in March 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, carried out by telephone and with the help of his son, José Pastor, as he was a population at risk.
His long life allowed him to learn about the monarchy of Alfonso At that time he had 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Rosario, in an image of her youth / INFORMATION
Civil war
In that interview, he assured that during the Civil War “we were in the streets and when the bombs came we went into the shelters. Now it is different, you don't see people on the street,” he said in reference to the state of alarm due to the coronavirus. He also said that “before there was no money or food, everything was rationed. Some were more hungry and others less, but the situation is not the same. The money we had was of no use to us because we couldn't buy anything, now there is no need to stand in those lines because there is food.”
Furthermore, he predicted that the restrictions pandemic They would end soon. “It seems to me that they have taken it very hard and this will be over soon. The industries will work again and everything will return to normal. In Spain you cannot revive a situation like this.”
Recipe
Regarding the recipe to reach her age, with vitality and spirit, she explained that “in my family we are very long-lived. It is something genetic, my mother lived to be close to 100 years old. In addition, she led a very healthy, full and happy life. God still wants me here on earth.”
The funeral to say goodbye to Rosario will be tomorrow, December 4, at the Ever Living Funeral Homestarting at 10:30 a.m. Rest in peace after a long life in a great example of longevity.
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