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Doris H Downing 1931 - 1999

Doris H Downing of Roper, Washington County, NC was born on March 20, 1931. Doris Downing was married to Richard Downing, and died at age 68 years old on November 7, 1999.

Doris H Downing
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Roper, Washington County, NC 27970
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    Dorothy Lorraine Woods Kenion, my mother was Doris Howard Downings' sister. From the time I can remember, every summer (until 1958) my mother's Grandmother (Wilbert Howard's mother, Lillie Blum Bowen Howard) would send for my Sister and me. Dot, as we called her, would pick us up from Norfolk, Virginia (Mama's and Daddy's house.) It was summer break for Norfolk State College. We would stay the whole summer. Wilbert Howard was my mom's and Dot's father. My Mother's Mom was Josephine Cleo Chesson Woods Norman. She was kind, caring, and beautiful, a loving grandma inside and out. Just like grandma Lillie (Sis). Papa (Walter Howard) would spend time with us when we went to Plymouth, N.C. for summer vacation. We were never told about his death nor Grandma Lillie's death. Didn't even know when Dot died. The Summer of 1958 was the last time we spent the summer in Plymouth. When Wilbert died, our GREAT Aunt,Mabel ( took us to Doris's house. She was not very happy to see us. We were teenagers by that time. I remember going into her kitchen where she was cooking and speaking. I don't remember whether she spoke or not. However, my feelings were hurt. Footnote: The last summer we visited (1958) Dot's husband's daughter told us that Dot talked badly about us and didn't like my sister and me. She was mean too. We were young, but looking back, that summer was when I realized the hypocrisy adults could hide. We loved her, but we know now that showing love may not be true LOVE. Hopefully, the two children she adopted and the children she taught as a teacher, gave her unconditional love. We all need love. Dot did too. May she rest in peace.
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In 1931, in the year that Doris H Downing was born, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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In 1941, Doris was merely 10 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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Mcminn Downing, Sara (Born 1840) Downing, Jack (Born Feb 2, 1922) Downing/williams, Fannie (Born Jul 28, 1869) Downing, Blanche (Born Feb 23, 1891) Downing, Anna (Born Nov 17, 1875) Downing, Cicely (1524 - 1562) Downing, Ernest (Feb 24, 1910 - Sep 1973) Downing, Annie (Jul 4, 1885 - Aug 1968) Downing, Hazel (Feb 25, 1898 - Jan 1981) Downing, Kenneth (Apr 13, 1908 - Dec 1974)
Downing, Alvin (Sep 13, 1913 - Sep 15, 1990) Downing, James (Mar 30, 1890 - May 1976) Downing, Esther (Mar 11, 1899 - May 29, 1988) Downing, Leona (Apr 24, 1918 - Sep 1981) Downing, Anna (Jul 6, 1889 - Aug 11, 1996) Downing, Burton (Jun 24, 1910 - Dec 11, 1994) Downing, Everett (Jul 10, 1904 - Jul 26, 1999) Downing, Sarah (Sep 8, 1884 - Apr 1972) Downing, Ora (Feb 22, 1898 - Jul 30, 1989) Downing, Chester (Jan 15, 1905 - Sep 1980)
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