George Stoisolovich (1924 - 1998)
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In 1924, in the year that George Stoisolovich was born, Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.
In 1933, when he was only 9 years old, on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
In 1953, by the time he was 29 years old, 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 1978, at the age of 54 years old, George was alive when on November 18th, Jim Jones's Peoples Temple followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana - where they had moved, from San Francisco, as a group. Jones was the leader of the cult and ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced punch, which they did. Whole families (women and children included) died - more than 900 people in all.
In 1998, in the year of George Stoisolovich's passing, on December 19th, the House of Representatives initiated impeachment charges against U.S. President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently acquitted of these charges by the Senate on February 12th.
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May 21, 1998, age 74 years. Loving husband of the late Helen. Dear father of
Nick (Georgine), Jerome (Karen) and Feja (Rade) Jovasevic. Proud grandfather
of Ali, Pero, Alex, Alyssa, Misi, and Tanja. Brother of Millie (Vlade)
Grubor, Milan (Danica) Stoil, the late Dushan and Steve Stoil. Brother-in-law
of Betty and Millie Stoil, Zorka (Steve) Knezevich and the late Dorothy
(Nick) Fostar. Further survived by many kumovi, family and friends. Past
president of St. Sava Cathedral 1956-1959, past board member and stockholder
of American Serb Hall, founding member of Loyal Order of St. Sava, member of
SNF St. George Lodge 93 and WW II veteran U.S. Marines, 1st Marine Division.
Funeral Service Tues. at 12 noon from Schaff to St. Sava Serbian Orthodox
Cathedral, S. 51st and W. Oklahoma. Visitation Mon. at Schaff 5-9 PM. Mali
Pomen 7:30 PM. Interment Arlington Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to St. Sava Orthodox School appreciated.
SCHAFF FUNERAL HOME 5920 W. Lincoln Ave. 541-7533