A 64-year-old woman woke her partner in the night to ask if he loved her and plunged a steak knife into his head when he said no.
29.01.2024 - 13:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Porridge and whisky are the secret to long life, according to a Scots great-grandad after he turned 100. Robert Burns Garrow, who was named after the famous poet with whom he shares a birthday, spoke about his longevity after reaching the milestone age last year.
Robert, known as Bobby, was born in Crieff, Perthshire, in 1923 and celebrated becoming a centenarian on Burns Night last year, January 25. And the "remarkable" man claimed that he hit triple figures thanks to having oats for his breakfast and a "wee dram at night".
Bobby was surrounded by his loved ones at Lochbrae Court, a sheltered housing complex in Rutherglen, when he turned 100. They told our sister title, Lanarkshire Live, that he was very much "the head of the family".
Bobby, who had been working at the Forestry Commission, volunteered to help the war effort once he turned 18. He joined the Black Watch in 1941 and served his time during World War II in Africa, Italy, and Greece
On leave from the war, he was introduced to Annie Kilpatrick. The pair struck up a relationship and moved to Perth together before marrying in 1948.
They had three daughters; Isabel in 1949; and, after moving to Annie's Rutherglen hometown, Anne in 1950, and Janice in 1955. Bobby then worked for Alcan Manufacturing in Polmadie until he retired. Annie sadly passed away in 2002, aged 78.
Speaking on her dad's special day, Isabel said: "Golf was one of my dad's main passions and he played well into his 70s and was a long-serving member of Blairbeth, which he joined in 1958.
"Although mum didn't play she joined dad at all the social events at the club, which they both enjoyed immensely. He is remarkable really and despite being 100 lives pretty much independently apart from help from
A 64-year-old woman woke her partner in the night to ask if he loved her and plunged a steak knife into his head when he said no.
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