106-year-old man is oldest to be vaccinated in Clark County
Earl Bolton was vaccinated in March. He is the oldest known man in Clark County and second-oldest in Washington. Author: Jon Goodwin Updated: 6:19 PM PDT May 6, 2021
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. Bob Bolton has been walking alongside his dad for a long time.
“We spent a lot of time, as much as possible actually, out in the mountains together when I was a kid. That was when I could sort of dominate his attention. Other times of course at home, that was the phone that dominated his attention,” said Bob.
A doctor, musician and military veteran Earl Bolton just keeps climbing in age. The 106-year-old is the oldest known man in Clark County and the second oldest in Washington. Bob says his father’s long life doesn’t appear to be tied to genetics.
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Clark County’s oldest man gets vaccinated at 106
Earl Bolton attributes long life to good habits, including eating slowly
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5 Photos Earl Bolton receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in late March at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Salmon Creek. Photo Gallery
Earl Bolton has a secret to living a long, healthy life, and it’s not something you’d expect.
Bolton, who’s 106 years old, is the oldest known living man in Clark County, according to his family and Gerontology Wiki, a website that tracks the oldest people in the U.S.
Bolton also clocks in as the second-oldest man in Washington and 54th-oldest in the U.S.