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James M Letherer 1933 - 2001

James Michael Letherer of Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI was born on December 30, 1933, and died at age 67 years old on December 18, 2001 in Saginaw. James Letherer was buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery in Saginaw.

James Michael Letherer
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Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI 48608
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December 30, 1933
Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
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  • Introduction

    James Michael Letherer was born to John F. Letherer (1904 - 1974) and Ethel Rose Kenny (1907 - 1977). His father was born in Michigan and so was his mother. He had five siblings, including Patrice Ann, John R., Bernard F., and Robert Kenny Letherer. James Letherer married Janet S. Keeler in about 1960 in Hawaii. According to his memorial on Find A Grave, James was a one-legged amputee who joined the March on Selma, advocating for voting rights, and walked the entire 54 miles on crutches. He was on the cover of "Because They Marched". Jim had lost his leg to cancer and he also participated in a 1,500 mile run from Raleigh, North Carolina to San Diego, California, to promote cancer research.
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    December 30, 1933
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    James was Caucasian. both of his parents were born in Michigan.

  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of Saginaw, Michigan, James moved to Honolulu Hawaii as an adult, He died at the age of 67 in Saginaw and is buried in Saint Andrew Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan.

  • Professional Career

    When he lived in Hawaii, James- age 27 - worked for the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast Baseball League. He started in baseball as a scoreboard keeper at the age of 13 in Saginaw Michigan and also served as clubhouse boy, office boy, and assistant manager. Later he was assistant general manager of the Reading, Clevalnd Indian farm team and served as ticket manager and promotion man for the Toronto International League.

  • Personal Life & Family

    James, who was an amputee because of cancer in his leg, participated in marathons for good causes. James married Janet S. Keeler in about 1960 in Hawaii.
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In 1933, in the year that James M Letherer was born, on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.
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In 1943, at the age of only 10 years old, James was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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Letherer, Grace (Mar 16, 1898 - Jan 1977) Letherer, Alfred (Sep 13, 1893 - Mar 1970) Letherer, Robert (Oct 31, 1926 - Mar 29, 2009) Letherer, Shirley (Mar 8, 1936 - Dec 8, 2006) Letherer, Merlin (Dec 31, 1924 - Dec 8, 2003) Letherer, Clifton (Aug 11, 1908 - Jun 26, 1996) Letherer, Marietta (Mar 22, 1879 - May 1975) Letherer, Louise (Jan 8, 1902 - Jan 1996) Letherer, Virginia (Sep 2, 1923 - Jun 1981) Letherer, Robert (Sep 3, 1938 - May 4, 2001)
Letherer, Virginia (Aug 12, 1926 - Feb 11, 2009) Letherer, John (Nov 20, 1930 - May 23, 1999) Letherer, Charlie (May 5, 1909 - Apr 25, 1992) Letherer, Laverle (Jul 22, 1910 - Nov 1986) Letherer, John (Dec 17, 1904 - Feb 1974) Letherer, Agnes (Jan 2, 1916 - May 21, 2010) Letherer, Lena (Apr 21, 1887 - Mar 1972) Letherer, Thelma (Jul 9, 1908 - Jul 1974) Letherer, Ethel (May 26, 1907 - Nov 1977) Letherer, Richard (Jul 14, 1920 - Aug 30, 1994)
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