Goldye Johnson has her beat by one year, but she wasn't able to attend this year's 19th annual Mayor's Centenarian Celebration, a ceremony that has had a growing attendance each year.
The oldest man at this year's bash was 103-year-old Russell Harvey, a former bartender and toll-taker who still drives his car — at night, he added — and cuts the grass.
"I do anything I want to do. But I take my time. I like to stay active."
His key to longevity: "Everybody's drinking' water from the bottle. I drink it from the spigot — you know, Schuylkill punch."
Jack Barbash will turn 100 on July 9. He's a big believer in living a clean lifestyle.
"When this started, probably under 100 centenarians came to the event. We're up to 145 this year," explained Lydia Hernandez-Velez, the city's deputy managing director for aging. "And the event just gets bigger and bigger every year, and it will continue to because the over 80 population is also growing."
More than 450 centenarians live in Philly, as Hernandez-Velez noted people are living longer due to healthier lifestyles.
"Quality of life has improved," she added. "We've got some challenges because, I think, as trends show, an increase in dementia and Alzheimer's and other issues, but at the same time the physical ability to keep a quality of life."