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Gary Hruza (1953 - 1986)

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Gary Hruza
1953 - 1986
Born
September 17, 1953
Death
January 4, 1986
Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
Other Names
The Kid
Summary
Gary Hruza was born on September 17, 1953 to George Frances Hruza and Marlene Hruza (Stute), and was the father of Jennifer Lynn (Hruza) Knutson and Katherine Marlene (Hruza) Peterson. Gary Hruza died at age 32 years old on January 4, 1986 in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota United States.
Updated: April 15, 2022
Biography ID: 72578423

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Introduction

Gary was born to George and Marlene Hruza Sept 17th 1954. He was the second oldest of 4 siblings, Mary (Huerta) , Beverly (Newland) and Jeff Hruza.
He has two daughters Jennifer Lynn, and Katherine Marlene.
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September 17, 1953
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Johnson High School. In St. Paul MN

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Security guard at Sperry Univac

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He loved his family and sports! He even tried out for the MN Twins with his good friend Ralph Yekaldo in 1973.

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January 4, 1986
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Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota United States
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Gary Hruza passed away at age 32 years old on January 4, 1986 in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota United States. Gary Hruza was born on September 17, 1953 to George Frances Hruza and Marlene Hruza (Stute), and was the father of Jennifer Lynn (Hruza) Knutson and Katherine Marlene (Hruza) Peterson.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Gary Hruza lived 44 years shorter than the average Hruza family member when he died at the age of 32.
The average age of a Hruza family member is 76.
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1953 - 1986 World Events

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In 1953, in the year that Gary Hruza was born, on July 27th, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. The Armistice was to last until "a final peaceful settlement is achieved". No peaceful settlement has ever been agreed upon.

In 1963, when he was merely 10 years old, on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.

In 1969, he was 16 years old when on January 20th, Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States. Previously the Vice President to President Eisenhower, Nixon was the only President to resign in office - in his second term.

In 1974, at the age of 21 years old, Gary was alive when on July 30th, the House Judiciary Committee adopted three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. He was charged with obstruction of justice, failure to uphold laws, and the refusal to produce material subpoenaed by the committee. In order to avoid impeachment, Richard M. Nixon announced that he would resign on August 8th, the first President to do so.

In 1986, in the year of Gary Hruza's passing, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

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