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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
Graham Jr., Otto Everett b. December 6, 1921 d. December 17, 2003
Professional Football Player. Probably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he led the Cleveland Browns to 10 championship games in the 10 seasons that he played for them during the 1940s and 50s. "Automatic Otto" never missed a game as a pro and finished his career with an astounding 105-17-4 regular season record. In the 1954 championship game he ran for three touchdowns and passed for three more in a 56-10 rout of Detroit. After the game he announced his retirement only to be...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Palms 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
Loyal, Giustino 'Papa' b. August 2, 1909 d. January 17, 1999
Noted circus equestrian. He toured with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus for twenty-seven years before co-founding the Sailor Circus.
Palms 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
Ray, Ricky b. 1977 d. December 13, 1992
Ricky was a hemophiliac who died of AIDS. His two younger brothers were also affected. The family appeared on a People Magazine special edition: People weekly celebrates People the best of 1974-1996.
Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Ringling, John b. May 31, 1866 d. December 2, 1936
Entertainer. Born Johann Nicholas Rüngeling, one of seven sons of German immigrant and harness maker, August Rüngeling, in McGregor, Iowa. After moving to Baraboo, Wisconsin, the brothers Ringling created and performed a vaudeville-type show in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, on November 27, 1882. John played the clown. Two years later, the Ringling Brothers were able to open their first circus. By 1887, the growing Ringling brothers' show was called Ringling Bros. United Monster Shows, Great Double...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
John and Mable Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Springstead, Marty b. July 9, 1937 d. January 17, 2012
Major League Baseball Umpire. For nineteen years (1966 to 1985), he officiated games in the American League. Born Martin John Springstead, he attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx where he was a multi-sport athlete who excelled in baseball, basketball and track. He studied Advertising at Farleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey) and briefly played semi-pro baseball, prior to beginning his training as an umpire. From 1960 to 1965 (including a two-year stint while serving with the US...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
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
White, Hal (Harold) George b. March 18, 1919 d. April 21, 2001
Major League Baseball Player. Born Harold George White, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the Detroit Tigers on April 22, 1941. For twelve seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1941-1943, 1946-52), St. Louis Browns in 1953, and St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. He ended his career with a record of 46 wins, 54 loss, 23 complete games, 7 shutouts, 25 saves, 349 strikeouts and a 3.78 earned run average. He died of natural cases at age 82. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Plot: Sec 8 Site 571
Wilhelm, Hoyt (James) b. July 26, 1922 d. August 23, 2002
Hall of Fame Major League Pitcher. As a high school baseball player in his hometown of Huntersville, North Carolina he began experimenting with the knuckleball, which became his trademark pitch. After graduation, he spent a year in the minor leagues before being called to serve in WWII where he was awarded the Purple Heart. He returned to the United States and pitched in the minor leagues for another six seasons. In 1952, at the age of twenty-eight made his major league debut for the New York...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA

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