SANDY, Utah (AP) — For most of his adult life, Don Kirk was a man who enjoyed dancing. In fact, for many of the nearly 64 years he was married, he and his wife Olive danced as much as they could.

“He met my mother at Saltair, back in the days when Saltair had the big dance hall,” explained Richard Kirk, 78, the middle child and only son of the couple’s seven children. “He and my mother were great dancers who danced all of their lives.”

Olive Kirk passed away in November 1994, but even after losing the love of his life, Don Kirk kept dancing two to three times a week, his son said. It was a passion his father pursued until just a few years ago.

“He really liked dancing,” Richard Kirk said. “He was a great dancer!”

Now one of the oldest living Utahns, Don Kirk celebrated his 105th birthday last month. The occasion was marked with a party in his honor at Cedarwood Senior Living community in Sandy, where he lives.

In recognizing the extraordinary feat of reaching his current age, Don Kirk said he is appreciative of how his life has turned out.

“It’s pretty wonderful,” he said. “I believed in being good and honest and staying out of trouble as best you can. And I love my family.”

Richard Kirk said his father has always been a good man who lived his life according to solid principles.