Thomas Reginald Dean (4 November 1902 - 5 January 2013) was a British supercentenarian. He was the oldest living man in the United Kingdom at the time of his death. Life Dean was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, on 4 November 1902. Dean was ordained as a minister in the 1920s. He worked as an assistant chaplain in Singapore in the 1930s. He served as an army chaplain in Burma and India during World War II. After his return to the United Kingdom, Dean moved to Derby in 1947, and retired from the ministry at the age of 80. Family Dean was married three times. Possible reasons for longevity Dean was a vegetarian for thirty years. He attributed his vegetarianism, in addition to being lazy, having good friends and a religion, and looking for the best in people, as the secret to his longevity. and 130.
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