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Albury, Charles Donald b. October 12, 1920 d. May 23, 2009
United States World War II Aviator. He was the co-pilot of the B-29 Superfortress bomber "Bockscar" that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 during World War II. The 10,200-pound explosive, nicknamed "Fat Man", instantly killed an estimated 40,000 people. Another 35,000 died from injuries and radiation sickness. Japan surrendered five days later. A United States Army Air Corps Captain when he participated in that famous mission, he also witnessed the first atomic...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Kelleher, Tom b. 1926 d. March 30, 2011
Hall of Fame Professional Football Official. For 38 seasons (1960 to 1987), he served as a backfield judge in the National Football League. He attended Holy Cross College and served with the US Marine Corps during World War II. Following his return home, he worked as a Naval Intelligence officer and with the Department of Defense before beginning his football career. During his tenure as an official in the NFL, Kelleher worked a record-tying five Super Bowl contests (IV in 1970, VII in 1973, XI...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Laserie, Rolando b. August 27, 1923 d. November 22, 1998
Singer, Musician. He was born in Matas, Santa Clara, Cuba. At the age of nine, he played the drummers and began his musical career. In the 60s, displeased with the Cuban dictatorship, he moved to Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, New York and finally, Miami. He was known as the Handsome Man of Song (El Guapachoso). Among his works "Mentiras Tuyas," "Los Cuarenta," "Negrura," "La Negra Tomasa," "Obsesión," "Yo Soy el Son Cubano," "Sabor a Mí" and "Lágrimas Negras." He died in Miami. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Leedskalnin, Edward b. August 10, 1887 d. December, 1951
American Folk Figure. When he was 26, he wanted to marry a girl whom he called his "sweet sixteen" (Agnes Scuffs). The night before their wedding, she called it off saying he was too old for her. Later, he would also find out she felt he didn't have enough money either. Heartbroken, he moved to Canada, California, and Texas. Then he moved to Florida for his health. While in Florida, he constructed, on his own, "Coral Castle" which was made up entirely of coral rock weighing 1,100 tons. What...[Read More] (Bio by: GuyB)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Padilla, Heberto b. January 20, 1932 d. September 25, 2000
Poet and Novelist. He was born in Puerta del Golpe, Pinar del Rio (Cuba) and died in Alabama. He began his career as translator and journalist. He worked in the newspaper Revolución, but after his critics to some aspects of Cuban government, he was enjailed accused of subversive activities. The international reaction of intelectuals such as Susan Sontag, Juan Goytisolo, Octavio Paz, Vargas Llosa or Simone de Beauvoir succeeded and he was liberated. Later, the negotiations of the senator Edward...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
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Sturgis (Fiorini), Frank A. b. December 9, 1924 d. December 4, 1993
Criminal, Watergate Figure. He, along with Bernard L. Barker, Virgilio R. Gonzales, James W. McCord, and Eugenio R. Martinez were the five men arrested for breaking into and planting bugs in the office of Democratic National Committee Chairman Lawrence O'Brien in the Watergate Hotel on June 17, 1972. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

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