Elderly US man dies at his birthday party after dancing to ‘Stayin’ Alive’
An elderly man in the United States recently went viral for reportedly passing away during his own birthday party.
A now-unavailable TikTok video posted on Monday (2 Nov) showed 97-year-old Vito dancing to “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees shortly before his unexpected passing.
Elderly man celebrates birthday with a Halloween rager
According to E! News, 24-year-old Eden Malinoff, Vito’s neighbour and friend, posted the clips from his birthday.
She shared that Vito did not let his advanced age stop him from enjoying himself.
For his 97th birthday, the man did not want a quiet affair.
Source: @bakedsocal on TikTok via E! Online
“In true Vito fashion, he wanted to celebrate by throwing a Halloween birthday rager,” Ms Malinoff explained.
Ms Malinoff also shared that, earlier that week, she asked Vito about his secret to living a long life.
“Never drink cheap liquor,” she recalled him saying.
Elderly man dies surrounded by people he loved
However, Vito passed away shortly after the group sang Happy Birthday to him.
Ms Malinoff described it as a “dramatic exit” by the birthday boy.
Despite this, she expressed that this was most likely how Vito wanted to go.
“If there’s any way he could have chosen to go out, it would have been like this,” she explained. “He was surrounded by people he loved, we were celebrating his long and full life.”
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Featured image adapted from @bakedsocal on TikTok via E! Online and the New York Post.
