Thu, 07/01/2021 - 5:18pm meganj
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John Vaaler ONE-HUNDRED-NINE-YEAR-OLD Bill James at his Bristol home shows off a family photo taken when he was 17.
Independent photo/John Vaaler BILL JAMES, WHO will celebrate his 110th birthday on Monday, plays with his cat Speedy during a reporter’s recent visit to his Bristol home.
Independent photo/John Vaaler BILL AND MABEL James were married for 57 years. After Mabel died in 2009, Bill came into some money, part of which he donated to the Bristol Rescue Squad.
BRISTOL “Yeah, I drove until I was over 100,” said Bristol resident Bill James.
James will celebrate his 110th birthday this coming Monday. When he was born, William Howard Taft was in the White House and driving often meant horses, not cars.