Photo for Headline Surfer / Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan is shown with citizen Bob Geller on his 100th birthday on Sunday in Longwood, Florida.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Mayor Matt Morgan was thrilled to be called upon for his role in a special celebration on Sunday for a city resident on his 100th birthday.
"(it) was an absolute privilege, to be the surprise guest of honor for Mr. Bob Geller on his 100th birthday today, here at Village On The Green," said Morgan, the 7-foot retired pro wrestler with the WWE. "Thank you to Bob’s son, Charles Geller, for inviting me and for setting this awesome surprise moment up! I’d like to also thank our Longwood City Clerk Michelle Longo, for putting together a very thoughtful birthday gift bag for me to present to him, on behalf of the city of Longwood."
Village On The Green always does such a great job in making their senior community feel special, Morgan continued, and Sunday's event for Geller's 100th birthday was no different. Geller, accompanied by family and friends, was all smiles. "And to show you that Bob is still as sharp as a tack at 100 years of age, in the second photo (shown here), you’ll see me leaning down, right?" Morgan asked rhetorically, adding, "What do you think he whispered to me?"
"He goes 'so does this mean you can get me out of any speeding tickets in the future?' LMAO! Before I could even say anything, he then says, 'Oh yeah, that’s right! I don’t drive anymore!'
Village On The Green always does such a great job in making their senior community feel special, Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan continued, and Sunday's event for Geller's 100th birthday was no different. Geller, accompanied by family and friends, was all smiles. "And to show you that Bob is still as sharp as a tack at 100 years of age, in the second photo (shown here), you’ll see me leaning down, right?" Morgan asked rhetorically, adding, "What do you think he whispered to me? He goes 'so does this mean you can get me out of any speeding tickets in the future?' LMAO! Before I could even say anything, he then says, 'Oh yeah, that’s right! I don’t drive anymore!'"
Morgan added, "Bob is quite the pistol and then some! I also had the privilege of meeting Bob’s grandchildren, who weren’t surprised in the least that he said that to me. He then took out his cell phone, and took a selfie with me! Lol!"
Morgan, the larger-than-life public figure, who is married with one child, thanked the Geller family for including him in the birthday bash, adding, "And Happy 100th Birthday again, to my new friend, Bob."
About the Byline Writer: Henry Frederick is a member of the working press and publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched in 2008, that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando from Lake Mary, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed close to 150 award-winning bylines in print & online. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade. And Before that worked the same beat for The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high-profile cases such as the George Zimmerman murder trial, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz, and the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. AWJ: