At 101, dedicated union rep is calling it quits

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/At-101-dedicated-union-rep-is-calling-it-quits-5978762.php

By DEEPTI HAJELA

NEW YORK (AP) — At 101, Charlie Ponti has finally decided to retire for good — probably.

On Dec. 31, he will officially finish up a 77-year stint with the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, where he started as a business representative and organizer and ended as the president of the local's retirees association.

"I loved what I was doing. That made me work harder. I loved to help people," said Ponti, who was celebrated at an association luncheon at a Manhattan restaurant this month.

The Rutherford, New Jersey, resident, who's still spry and looks years younger than his age, started working for what was then the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union in 1937. (It took on its current title in 1967.) He remained an active member even when serving in the military during World War II, and he returned to his work duties mere weeks after coming home.

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Photo By Mark Lennihan/AP In this Dec. 16, 2014 photo, Charles Ponti, Sr. attends a holiday party for union retirees in New York. The 101-year-old New Yorker is finally ready to retire Dec. 31 after 77 years as a union business representative and organizer for the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153.

[Triana]

1. No way he looks 101!

I wish him many more years of life!

[NewDeal_Dem]

2. yeah he looks good -- like maybe 70s-80s.