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Edward Metelica 1922 - 2008

Edward Metelica of Wood Dale, Du Page County, IL was born on March 19, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on December 18, 2008.
Edward Metelica
Wood Dale, Du Page County, IL 60191
March 19, 1922
December 18, 2008
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  • 03/19
    1922

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    March 19, 1922
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  • 12/18
    2008

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    December 18, 2008
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    Edward Metelica lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1922, in the year that Edward Metelica was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1935, he was only 13 years old 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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