It is a love spanning 78 years between Vittorio Lai , 100 years old last February, and Maria Arcolacci , 96 springs. The couple met in the 1940s when he was sent to the military to Messina, Maria's hometown. Love at first sight , six months of engagement and the wedding in October 1944. From Sicily to Sardinia where the spouses built a house and gave birth to eight children . They are grandparents of 18 grandchildren, great-grandparents of 20 boys and girls and great-grandparents of 4 children.
Vittorio is known by all as grandfather Pistola and in his home he hosted many journalists who came from all over the world to interview the centenarians of the town. In fact, Perdasdefogu can boast two firsts. The Guinness World Record for family longevity held by the Melis brothers, and undefeated since 2012, and the Guinness World Record for the highest concentration of centenarians, Vittorio is also part of the latter record. The two are certainly the longest-lived couple in the country.
The best wishes for the 78th anniversary of the wedding came to the grandparents from their large and loving family.
