Charlie Rose is a veteran and former teacher in Waxhaw who says he is still in awe of the life he’s lived as he prepares to turn 100 years old on Saturday.
“It never occurred to me that I would live to be this old,” Rose said. “Suddenly I opened my eyes, and I turned around, and I was 80, and then I was 90, and now I’m 100.”
Rose spoke with Channel 9’s Miana Massey on Friday to share his memories, grateful for the life he’s lived. Saturday, he will celebrate 100 years surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
“It’s really great just to know they are all here,” he said.
His story began on a farm in Missouri during the Great Depression, he told Massey…