Ettinger, Albert Mark 'Red' b. April 3, 1900 d. November 13, 1984 Military Figure. Albert "Red" Ettinger was one of the youngest (17 years old) National Guardsman to serve with "The Fighting 69th" in the First World War. At first he was a Motorcycle Dispatch Rider, then a member of a Stokes Mortar Company. In the 1950's he organized the Sarasota County Veterans Commission in Florida. In 1966 he started "Project Vietnam" with his wife Ardel. This organization sent care packages to troops in Vietnam that contained everything from tape and WD-40 to Beef Jerky...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo) Cause of death: Cancer Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Griebling, Otto b. April 28, 1896 d. April 19, 1972 Famous clown Otto Griebling came to this country at the young age of fourteen. Otto began his early circus career as a bareback comedy rider with a circus in Baraboo Wisconsin. Much of Griebling's career was spent with the Sells Floto and Ringling Brother's circuses. Griebling would end up becoming a tramp or hobo clown. Most of his performing was done silent or in pantomime. This routine would work well for him, since in 1970 Otto had his larynx removed. Otto Griebling spent many years working...[Read More] Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Manush, Henry Emmett 'Heinie' b. July 20, 1901 d. May 12, 1972 Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Henie" by his grandmother, he was a skillful outfielder known as the "Hitting Machine". Manush played 17 years in the majors with the Detroit Tigers, 1923 to 1927, St. Louis Browns, 1928 to 1930, Washington Senators, 1930 to 1935, Boston Red Sox 1936, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1937 to 1938 and Pittsburgh Pirates, 1938 to 1939. In 1926, he won the American League batting crown, hitting .378 and led the American League in doubles twice in 1928 and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA Plot: Lot 18E, Block E, Garden of Devotion
Wexler, Jerry b. January 10, 1917 d. August 15, 2008 Record Producer. He was instrumental in shaping Rhythm and Blues music. Wexler produced such standards as Aretha Franklin's "Respect," Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" and Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. (Bio by: Dennis Deel) Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
b. April 3, 1900 d. November 13, 1984