TAMPA, Fla. After Bill Monfort turned 100, the cakes began to pile up.
With each annual checkup, his doctor’s office made him one. So did his church. Friends and family baked.
“One year, I got nine cakes,” the longtime Tampa resident recalled.
On Dec. 17, Monfort celebrated his 105th birthday. He’
On Dec. 17, Navy veteran Bill Monfort celebrated his 105th birthday. He’s survived COVID-19, kamikaze attacks and the assault on Pearl Harbor over the course of his life.