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Bellson, Louis Paul 'Louie' b. July 6, 1924 d. February 14, 2009
Jazz Musician. Regarded by many as being one of the greatest drummers of his era, he worked with such legends as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and Harry James, during a career of more than 60 years. He was born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni in Rock Falls, Illinois and began to play the drums as a child. While a teen, he won a national contest held by Gene Krupa and joined Benny Goodman's band not long after. During the 1950s, Bellson gained wider recognition...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Family plot
Deere, John b. February 7, 1804 d. May 17, 1886
19th Century American inventor and industrialist, best known for founding the yard, farm and earthmoving equipment company that bears his name. John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont, on February 7, 1804, the third son of William Rinold Deere, a merchant tailor. In 1808, William sailed for England, in hopes of claiming an inheritance, but he was never heard from again, and is presumed lost at sea. Raised by his widowed mother on a meager income, John's education was limited to the primary...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Plot: On Prospect at Concourse, North East corner of Cemetery overlooking the Mississippi River
GPS coordinates: 41.5075493, -90.4919281 (hddd.dddd)
Dickens, Francis Jeffrey 'Frank' b. January 15, 1844 d. June 11, 1886
Francis Jeffery was the fifth son and third child of Charles and Catherine Dickens. He was named after his godfather, Lord Jeffrey, the editor of the Edinburgh Review. Like his brothers, Alfred and Sydney, Frank was educated in Boulogne. He considered studying medicine in France and Germany, but abandoned this with the intention of farming in Canada or Australia. However, this never materialised. His father found him a job on the magazine "All The Year Round", but Frank was unsuited to office...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Plot: East side of the cemetery
Giles, Warren b. May 28, 1896 d. February 7, 1979
Hall of Fame Baseball Executive. Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois, he began his fifty year career in baseball as president of the Moline Illinois Club in the Three-I League in 1919. From 1937 to 1951, he ran the Cincinnati Reds which included two pennant wins in 1939 and 1940. During his 18-year reign as chief of the National League (1951-79), he presided over several historic events, including the birth of expansion baseball, several franchise moves, and the construction of numerous new stadiums. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Velie, Willard Lamb b. 1866 d. 1928
Automobile and Tractor Executive. A grandson of John Deere, he was elected vice president of Deere & Company in 1908. When the corporation formed an executive committee in 1911, Willard Velie was the first chairman. He also founded the Velie Engineering Company at the same time. In 1916, he merged this company with the Velie Carriage Company of Moline, which he had founded with his brother Stephen in 1907. He resigned his executive committee postions at Deere & Company in 1918 due to...[Read More] (Bio by: pammy)
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Wiman, Dwight Deere b. August 8, 1895 d. January 20, 1951
Theatrical, Producer. Born in Moline, Illinois, he studied drama at Yale University and after briefly acting in films during the silent film era, he started producing plays for Broadway. His first production was "Lucky Sam McCarver" (1925), followed by "Road to Rome" (1927). Some his 56 most memorable productions included "Gay Divorce" (1932), "Babes in Arms" (1937), "I Married An Angel" (1938) "On Borrowed Time" (1938), "My Jupiter" (1942) and "Country Girl" (1950). He died in Hudson, New York. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Summit Concourse, Grave 6
Wittick, George Benjamin b. January 1, 1845 d. August 30, 1903
Photographer. He was a prominent nineteenth century photographer of the American West and American Indians. A Civil War veteran, he served during the war under the name of "Benjamin Wallace" in Company A of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry and Company D of the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, serving from 1862 to 1865. He left Moline, Illinois and went West after the war and was the first person to photograph the Hopi Snake Dance. A Hopi elder warned him at the time that he would die from a...[Read More]
Cause of death: Snakebite
Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 930, Grave 2, Wittick Family Plot

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