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George Riddle Lake 1920 - 2008

George Riddle Lake of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on August 26, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on July 21, 2008. George Lake was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 43 Site 278 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
George Riddle Lake
Houston, Harris County, TX 77042
August 26, 1920
July 21, 2008
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  • 08/26
    1920

    Birthday

    August 26, 1920
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: SK2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/21
    2008

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    July 21, 2008
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    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 43 Site 278 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1920, in the year that George Riddle Lake was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1935, at the age of merely 15 years old, George 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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