His 102 years, he says, have been well-lived. And he is thankful.

Mr Pascoe is a gentleman and a gentle man, with a reassuring voice rich in wisdom and conveyed with the kindness that underpins the legacy a "good egg" will leave behind long after they've gone.

It is always an absolute privilege to sit beside a human being of Mr Pascoe's vintage and just listen.

For someone who has seen the world and its people challenged before, celebrated the triumphs of human endeavour and lived through some of history's greatest atrocities, Mr Pascoe is absolute in his "advice" on how to live the good life - love honestly and work hard.

The Sienna Grange resident says it has been a long time since his beloved mother experienced the labour pains that heralded his entry into the world. But he doesn't feel all of his 102 years - "what is that supposed to feel like anyway", he questioned.

"I've never really thought about it," he said.

Watch: 102-year-old Stan Pascoe on love

Born in the county of Cornwall in England in 1918, Mr Pascoe moved with his family to London at the age of three. His father was a teacher/headmaster and they lived in the bustling city until 1938.

"I got fed up working in an office so I joined the Royal Airforce and stay with it until the end of the war in 1945," he said.

He was an air gunner but post-war moved into a wireless operator's role and had the world at his feet.

And then love came calling to steal his heart.

"It was a Saturday night and the bus would go out and pick up all the girls and bring them in for the dance," he said.

"I couldn't dance but I had a drink in my hand and saw a beautiful blonde and went over and asked her to be my Valentine."

That blonde was Doris and according to Mr Pascoe, was the "perfect dancer".

They later went to the cinema and as they say, the rest is history. Love blossomed every day until Doris passed away at the age of 81.

"One of the greatest things I loved about my wife was that she loved to travel. We saw the world together," Mr Pascoe said.

They had two sons, Ian and Victor, and moved from Canberra to Queensland before Mr Pascoe settled in Port Macquarie after his wife's passing.

He loves his "family" at Sienna Grange and has many friends he enjoys sharing an evening drink with and watching Marilyn Munroe movies in the film room.

"I've had a very active life. I married happily and we had two wonderful boys," he said.

Mr Pascoe is proud of the fact he only takes two Panadol a day - but is still not sure why.

He planned to spend some of his birthday attempting the Sienna Grange Bathurst 1000 on a driving simulation computer program made available to residents by maintenance officer David Le Poidevin.

"It has been a very good 102 years."

Cheers to that Mr Pascoe.

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