Walter Tauro says he didn’t even know what Guinness World Records were before he was recognized by the popular British corporation as the world’s oldest kidney transplant recipient earlier this month.
“I never heard of it,” the 88-year-old said with a laugh during a Sunday phone interview from his home in Markham, Ont.
But once he learned more about the organization that tracks human achievements and the extremes of the natural world, the retired realtor said he feels happy he was recognized.
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