Brown, Patricia 'Pat' b. April 21, 1931 d. June 17, 2012 Professional Baseball Player. Though she had a distinguished legal career, she is remembered for her two seasons as a pitcher in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Raised in the Boston suburbs, she played sandlot baseball as a youngster, albeit against resistance from the neighborhood boys. A star of basketball, tennis, and field hockey at Winthrop High School, she graduated 1948 then tried out for the AAGPBL. Failing on her first attempt she was successful on her...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Kuchneister, Hermann Wilhelm b. October 16, 1877 d. February 1, 1923 Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the War with Spain as a Private on board the "USS Marblehead". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Kuchneister set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded to him on July 7, 1899. (Bio by: K) Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Moses Jr., Franklin Israel b. 1838 d. December 11, 1906 Governor of South Carolina. Moses grew up in a political family in Sumter, South Carolina. He attended the schools in Sumter, and after high school graduation in 1855 enrolled at South Carolina college, now the University of South Carolina. He dropped out during his freshman year and began the study of law. By 1860 he had passed the bar and opened a law practice in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1868 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston, later becoming...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga) Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plath, Otto Emil b. April 13, 1885 d. November 5, 1940 Author, Scientist, Folk Figure. Otto Plath was the father of poet Sylvia Plath, and the subject of one of her most famous poems, "Daddy." He died when Sylvia was eight of complications from diabetes. Thinking his symptoms indicated cancer, Otto neglected to treat his diabetes until it was too late. He taught zoology and German at Boston University, and was a noted expert on bees; he wrote the 1934 book "Bumblebees and Their Ways." (Bio by: Jennifer M.) Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
b. April 21, 1931 d. June 17, 2012
b. October 16, 1877 d. February 1, 1923