World War II Vet Celebrates His 100th Birthday: 'Every Day Should Be for Him'
Benny Ficeto has lived quite a life. At 100 years old, he continues to live quite a life, as he’s made a big impact on his community in Edison, New Jersey, and through his former job. Ficeto has a work ethic that would…
Benny Ficeto has lived quite a life. At 100 years old, he continues to live quite a life, as he’s made a big impact on his community in Edison, New Jersey, and through his former job.
Ficeto has a work ethic that would put most people to shame. Not only did he serve his country in the military during World War II, but he also worked a job up until last year, when the pandemic finally convinced him to retire.
Most people call it quits in the work world before hitting their 90s, but not Ficeto, who spent eight years working at a Stop & Shop in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, before moving to the location in Edison, New Jersey, for his last ten years of work.
He found the job revitalizing. According to Daniel Reynolds, his nephew, and Melissa Malley, Reynolds’ girlfriend, Ficeto refused to stop working despite his advanced years because it would be “senseless to do so.”
“Working at my age gives you purpose,” he said, according to what Reynolds and Malley told Fox News.
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This year marked the big 100, but Ficeto was also recognized for his 98th by many news outlets, and last year his former employer arranged a drive-by birthday parade in honor of his 99th.
Stop & Shop threw an extra-special party on Monday, with music, food and a special surprise.