Not everybody will get to show 104, and whenever you do, you hope to have carried out sufficient good to have individuals have a good time your life. Gerald was definitely considered one of them and he was celebrated greater than he might have ever imagined. It began when his son, Kevin Mills, reached out to Twitter and introduced that his father was turning 104 and requested if individuals might ship him needs.

Mills additionally shared an lovely picture of his father. “That is my dad, Gerald. He turns 104 on 12 July,” tweeted Mills. “Any probability I can muster 104 blissful birthdays from Twitter? He’ll be amazed and baffled in equal measure.” The straightforward birthday want changed into an lovely thread of individuals sharing photographs and birthdays of individuals they beloved, with a majority of them that includes aged grandparents.

Comfortable prolonged household blowing out candles on birthday cake on a backyard celebration – inventory picture/Getty Photos

The tweet was flooded with replies and the centenarian obtained many greater than 104 birthday needs. The tweet garnered greater than 423,000 likes. Adam Hill posted an image of his younger daughter and stated he hoped she would stay so long as him, and wished him as effectively. “Comfortable Birthday Gerald. That is my daughter Flora who was born 12 weeks untimely and has simply come house to us at three months previous. Hope she makes it to 104 too,” learn the tweet.

Some shared photographs of their aged family members whereas wishing him. Joanna shared a picture of her 101-year-old grandmother and wrote, “Comfortable birthday Gerald! My nan, Bridget, shares a birthday together with your dad and he or she’ll be 101 this yr! Hats off and plenty of, many blissful returns to those two very particular centenarians and all of the others on right here!” One other particular person shared a picture of their child granddaughter and wrote, “Cheers Gerald! My birthday can be July twelfth, a toast to us! My new granddaughter thinks the key to lengthy life is being further cute however I feel you already know that by your pic!”

This is my dad, Gerald. He turns 104 on 12 July. Any chance I can muster 104 happy birthdays from Twitter? He'll be amazed and baffled in equal measure. pic.twitter.com/0dv65FQ9Yk

— Kevin Mills (@bravenewmalden) July 4, 2022

“Star Wars” legend Mark Hamill, who performed Luke Skywalker within the sequence, wrote “For Gerald” and shared an emoji of a cake. Even Stephen Fry, the English actor and comic, received in on the act, writing, “Comfortable birthday Gerald! xx” One other particular person shared an image together with his grandmother and her sister whereas wishing Gerald. “Can we get 105 likes for my 105-year-old grandma Mary on the left and 104 likes for her 104-year-old sister Tina within the center? That is from my go to in the present day with them the place they every each stay in their very own homes on their very own.”

This is my dad, Gerald. He turns 104 on 12 July. Any chance I can muster 104 happy birthdays from Twitter? He'll be amazed and baffled in equal measure. pic.twitter.com/0dv65FQ9Yk

— Kevin Mills (@bravenewmalden) July 4, 2022

The straightforward tweet changed into a marketing campaign and even made it to the radio. “Comfortable Birthday Gerald from 94.5 KHI in Ocean Metropolis, MD,” learn a tweet, earlier than linking a video of the host speaking about it on the radio. Sharon Steed shared a picture of her late dad sitting on the couch subsequent to an lovely canine. “Comfortable birthday, Gerald!! My dad made it to 86 (that is him earlier than he handed this previous Christmas with my canine, Washington); he in all probability would have talked your ear off and eaten all of the cake with you in the present day!”

This is my dad, Gerald. He turns 104 on 12 July. Any chance I can muster 104 happy birthdays from Twitter? He'll be amazed and baffled in equal measure. pic.twitter.com/0dv65FQ9Yk

— Kevin Mills (@bravenewmalden) July 4, 2022