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Francis Joseph Katella 1920 - 2008

Francis Joseph Katella was born on December 15, 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Klemens Katella and Frances (Purvanis) Katella, and had siblings Albert Joseph Katella and Elizabeth Anne Katella. He married Rose Ann Katella in 1947 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, and they were married until Rose's death on April 17, 1979 in Philadelphia. He had children Francis Joseph Katella Jr., Patricia Ann Mueller, Nancy Marie Coleman, Robert James Katella, Katherine Grace Pierson, and Daniel James Katella. Francis Katella died at age 87 years old on January 28, 2008 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, and was buried on January 31, 2008 at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery 1215 Super Highway, in Langhorne, Bucks County.
Francis Joseph Katella
December 15, 1920
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
January 28, 2008
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • 12/15
    1920

    Birthday

    December 15, 1920
    Birthdate
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • 01/28
    2008

    Death

    January 28, 2008
    Death date
    Natural causes
    Cause of death
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Death location
  • 01/31
    2008

    Gravesite & Burial

    January 31, 2008
    Funeral date
    Our Lady of Grace Cemetery 1215 Super Highway, in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 19047, United States
    Burial location
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    Francis Joseph Katella lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1920, in the year that Francis Joseph Katella was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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In 1941, at the age of 21 years old, Francis was alive 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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