A Sacramento man celebrated his 100th birthday by skydiving. You would think a 100-year-old World War II veteran would be slowing down. Not Jimmy Hernandez. He's speeding up.

Family and friends of Hernandez gathered in the Yolo County city of Davis on Friday in anticipation of watching him fall out of the sky.

His 91-year-old wife, Dora Hernandez, had a front row seat.

"I said, 'OK, honey. When I turn 100, are you going to let me do that?' " Dora told CBS Sacramento.

Dora said the first thing she'd say to her husband when he landed was "I love you. Stay with me!"

Jimmy's son and grandson also joined him, making it three generations of skydivers celebrating the big day.

"I know that I'm 100, but I don't feel that way," Jimmy said.

Former neighbors of Jimmy's drove in from out of stat

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