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Desmond Gerald Purdon 1924 - 2020

Desmond Gerald Purdon of Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia was born on July 4, 1924 in Charlton, Buloke Shire County to Kathleen Mary (Armstrong) Purdon and Samuel Joseph Purdon. He had siblings Frances Samuel Purdon, Frederick Joseph Purdon, Albert James Purdon, and Annie Purdon. Desmond Purdon died at age 95 years old on March 20, 2020 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County.

Desmond Gerald Purdon
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Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia
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July 4, 1924
Charlton, Buloke Shire County, VIC, 3525, Australia
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In 1924, in the year that Desmond Gerald Purdon was born, Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.
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In 1935, at the age of only 11 years old, Desmond was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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Purdon, John (Sep 2, 1894 - Mar 1976) Purdon, Evelina (Jan 20, 1886 - Oct 1968) Purdon, Marguerit (Aug 6, 1909 - Sep 18, 1990) Purdon, Barbara (Jul 13, 1936 - Jul 6, 2008) Purdon, Susanne (Nov 1, 1882 - Dec 1974) Purdon, Lucille (Jun 16, 1906 - Sep 1979) Purdon, Edwin (Nov 29, 1908 - May 1984) Purdon, Geraldine (Nov 29, 1920 - Mar 30, 2008) Purdon, Thomas (Jun 16, 1884 - May 1969) Purdon, James (Feb 27, 1873 - Jan 15, 1966)
Purdon, Agnes (Mar 8, 1897 - Oct 1983) Purdon, George (Aug 20, 1900 - Oct 22, 1987) Purdon, Sarah (Sep 22, 1895 - Jul 1980) Purdon, Frank (Sep 28, 1886 - Jul 1962) Purdon, Alfred (Oct 21, 1919 - Mar 1985) Purdon, Nina (Jun 1, 1905 - Mar 17, 1991) Purdon, Katherine (Oct 1, 1898 - Aug 1979) Purdon, Rita (Sep 26, 1913 - Jun 9, 1988) Purdon, John (Jul 11, 1909 - Dec 1981) Purdon, Robina (Jun 26, 1911 - Apr 28, 1999)
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