At 102, Nick Raptis still plays to win.
“He is a shrewd Rummikub player,” said White County Senior Center Director Barbara Overton. Her statement draws knowing smiles from anyone who has sat across the table from Raptis playing the classic tile game.
A few years ago, the then-100-year-old fessed up to reporters he only cheats “occasionally.” But he was younger then.
On Wednesday, Raptis turned 102 years old. Visitors at the Senior Center helped him celebrate. There was cake. There were smiles. And there was plenty of laughter as friends paused the day’s routine to honor White County’s oldest living World War II veteran.
WRWH Radio’s Dean Dyer contributed to this report
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