Richard Overton

American centenarian and oldest verified living world war ii veteran.

Born May 11th, 1906 in Bastrop County.

Died December 27th, 2018 at 112 years old in Austin (pneumonia).

Occupations
soldier

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs