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Cary, George Booth b. 1811 d. March 5, 1850
US Congressman. He was a successful planter at his "Bonny Doon Estate" in Southampton County, Virginia when elected as Democrat to represent Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his agricultural pursuits until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bonny Doon Estate Grounds, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Family cemetery
Heftel, Cecil Landau b. September 30, 1924 d. February 4, 2010
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until 1986. Born in Chicago, he attained his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and served in the United States Army during World War II. In the post-war years, he became proprietor of radio and television stations, relocating to Hawaii during the mid-1960s. Prior to his election to Congress, Heftel represented the state as a delegate at the 1972...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Rainier, Adm. Peter b. 1741 d. April 7, 1808
British Naval Officer. Washington's Mount Rainier is named after him. In 1756, at age fifteen, he joined the Royal Navy, serving aboard HMS Yarmouth, HMS Norfolk and HMS Burford, rising to the rank of lieutenant in 1768. He gave distinguished service in the American Revolutionary War and was severely wounded in 1778 while capturing an American privateer ship. He was then promoted to Captain of HMS Astraea, which he commanded on the Jamaica Station for four years from 1786 until 1790, when he...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Sandwich, St Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
Plot: Memorial in the nave.
Dudley, Bill 'Bullet' b. December 24, 1921 d. February 4, 2010
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1942, 1945 to 1951, 1953), he played at the halfback, tailback and defensive back positions in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Born William McGarvey Dudley, he attended Graham High School in Bluefield, Virginia, and played collegiate football at the University of Virginia. While a member of the Cavaliers, Dudley became the school's first All-American and was recipient...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Owades, Joseph Lawrence b. July 9, 1919 d. December 16, 2005
Brewmaster, Chemist. Inventor of light beer. A native New Yorker, Owades graduated from the City College of New York in 1939 and received his doctorate in biochemistry from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1950. In 1948 he entered the beer industry as a chemist for Fleischman's Yeast, and in 1951 he went to work for Rheingold Breweries, where he rose to become vice-president and technical director. In 1967 he discovered a process that prompted yeast to digest all of the starch in malt, which...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Reid, Frances b. December 9, 1914 d. February 3, 2010
Actress. She is fondly remembered for her role of Alice Horton in the daytime TV serial "The Days of Our Lives", from the show's debut in 1965 until 2007. Raised in Berkeley, California, the daughter of a banker, she studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and made her Broadway debut in the 1939 play "Where There's a Will", followed by roles in the stage productions "The Rivals" (1942), "Hamlet" (1946 to 1946) and "Cyrano de Bergerac" as 'Roxane' (1946 to 1947), which starred [Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Baker, Kage b. June 10, 1952 d. January 31, 2010
Science Fiction and Fantasy Author. She shall be best remembered for the "Company" series, a group of 11 novels and numerous short stories about a troupe of time-traveling cyborgs who plunder history on behalf of their 24th. century masters. Living in southern California her entire life, she spent many years in theater, as a historical reenactor and as a teacher of Elizabethan English, before deciding to become a writer. She published her first short stories in "Asimov's Science Fiction" in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Body donated to medical science
Brown, David b. July 28, 1916 d. February 1, 2010
Motion Picture Producer. He was a journalist for such magazines as "The Saturday Evening Post", "Harper's" and "Liberty" before beginning his Hollywood career in 1951. 20th Century-Fox mogul Darryl F. Zanuck hired him to head the studio's story department and later promoted him to executive vice president of creative operations, during which time he formed a lifelong friendship with Zanuck's son, Fox executive Richard D. Zanuck. The elder Zanuck fired both in 1971 because he feared they were...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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McGuire, Dick b. January 26, 1926 d. February 3, 2010
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. He was a star guard for the New York Knicks during the 1950s. Raised in Rockaway Beach, he graduated from La Salle Academy, then attended St. John's University. (He also played in five games for Dartmouth as part of a Navy team). McGuire was the seventh overall pick in the 1949 NBA draft; he was to lead the Knicks into the NBA finals three straight years, from 1951 to 1953, though they never won the title. After eight seasons in New York, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Brisco, Jack b. September 21, 1941 d. February 1, 2010
Professional Wrestler. After becoming the first American Indian to win an NCAA wrestling title, he had a professional career of about 20 years during which he was twice National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Champion. Born Freddie Joe Brisco, he was raised in northern Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University on a wrestling scholarship; shortly after winning the college championship in 1965 he turned professional and captured the first of his numerous local and regional NWA...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Ruben, Aaron b. March 1, 1914 d. January 30, 2010
Television Screenwriter, Producer, Director. He was a creative force behind such popular TV comedy series as "The Andy Griffith Show", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and "Sanford and Son". Born in Chicago to parents of Polish-Jewish descent, he studied at Lewis Institute (without graduating) and began his career in the Chicago Theatre, before his service in the United States Army during World War II. Following his return home, he worked in radio as a writer for such entertainers as George Burns, Gracie...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Constantine VIII b. 960 d. November 15, 1028
Byzantine Emperor. He was named as co-emperor by his father, Romanos II, in 962 AD, but for more than sixty years afterwards he stood by while real power was held by a succession of other rulers, including Nikephoros II, John I, and Basil II. He did however put down rebellions by the nobility and undertook some diplomatic work for Basil II, but otherwise led a life of leisure until finally becoming Emperor in his own right on Basil's death in 1025. He was aged sixty-three when he came to the...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Kirk, Sir. John b. December 19, 1832 d. January 15, 1922
Naturalist, Explorer, Diplomat. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh before joining the civil medical staff during the Crimean War. In 1858 he was made the physician and naturalist on David Livingstone's second expedition to Central Africa. He accompanied Livingstone for the next five years and in 1859 became one of the first four Europeans to reach Lake Nyassa. Ill health forced him to return to Britain in 1863, but in 1866 he was appointed acting surgeon to the political agency...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
St Nicholas Churchyard, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Plot: Churchyard (extension).
Idris I b. March 12, 1890 d. May 25, 1983
King of Libya. A grandson of the founder of the Senussi Muslim sect, he became leader of the group in 1917. Idris was acknowledged in 1920 by the Italian government as emir of Cyrenaica, but had to flee to Egypt in 1922 after quarreling with the Italy's new fascist government. He was restored to power by the British in 1943 and became Libya's first king when independence was granted in 1951. Throughout his reign, Idris grew unpopular in Libya due to the close ties he had with Great Britain...[Read More] (Bio by: LeRoy A.)
Maqbarat Al Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Chu, Teh b. December 1, 1886 d. September 13, 1976
Chinese Military Leader. He graduated in 1911 from the Yunnan military academy and served in various positions with armies loyal to Sun-Yat-sen. Stationed in Szechwan province, Chu took up the life of a warlord from 1916 to 1920. In 1922, he went to Europe, where he met Zhou-Enlai and joined the Chinese Communist party. Chu studied political science at the University of Gottingen, but was expelled in 1925 from Germany for radical activities. He returned to China by way of the Soviet Union...[Read More] (Bio by: LeRoy A.)
Babaoshan Cemetery, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Leiper, Charles Lewis b. December 25, 1842 d. May 14, 1899
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He first served during the Civil War as a Private in the 1st Philadelphia City Troop, Pennsylvania Militia, seeing duty during the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign. He was then commissioned as an officer in the 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry ("Rush's Lancers"), rising to Colonel and commander of the unit. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services during the war".
Middletown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Elwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brookshier, Tom b. December 16, 1931 d. January 29, 2010
Professional Football Player, Broadcaster. For seven seasons (1953, 1956 to 1961), he played at the right-defensive halfback, right-safety and right-cornerback positions in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in 76 career regular season games, recording 20 interceptions. Born Thomas Jefferson Brookshier, he attended Roswell High School in New Mexico and played collegiate football at the University of Colorado. He was selected by Philadelphia during the 10th...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Jarvis, Jane b. October 31, 1915 d. January 25, 2010
Jazz Musician. A prolific pianist, arranger, and composer, she shall probably be better remembered as the long-time organist at Shea Stadium. Raised in Indiana, she played the piano from age four, and by 11 was a regular radio performer in Gary. Orphaned at 13, she finished high school on her own, while working from her mid-teens as a radio accompanist for such singers as Sophie Tucker and Ethel Waters. After study at Chicago and Bush conservatories, as well as at several colleges, she made a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Rivera, Marika b. November 13, 1919 d. January 14, 2010
Dancer, Actress. Following a successful ballet and stage career she earned praise in British movies. Raised in Paris, she was the child of noted Mexican painter Diego Rivera and one of his mistresses, Russian artist Marevna Vorobieff. Rivera never officially claimed her as his daughter, and when he abandoned his family in 1921 Marevna was left to fend for herself. Marika was taught to dance from age three by Isadora Duncan, and grew up absorbing the Parisian artistic milieu, but essentially...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Nelson, Shirley Collie b. March 16, 1931 d. January 27, 2010
Country Music Artist. Born Shirley Caddell in Chillicothe, Missouri, she began her career as a cast member of the Ozark Jubilee country music variety show in the 1950s. As a solo artist recording for Liberty Records, she had her first hit "Dime a Dozen" in 1961 and as a duet with singer Warren Smith, they reached number 23 on the Billboard country chart with "Why, Baby, Why" that same year. In 1962, she paired up with singer Willie Nelson and released the Top 10 hit "Willingly", which marked...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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