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George Yourek Jr 1935 - 2009

George Yourek Jr of Chatham, Sangamon County, IL was born on April 25, 1935, and died at age 73 years old on January 19, 2009. George Yourek was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section CREMD Site 34 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
George Yourek Jr
Chatham, Sangamon County, IL 62629
April 25, 1935
January 19, 2009
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George Yourek Jr's History: 1935 - 2009

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  • 04/25
    1935

    Birthday

    April 25, 1935
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC
  • 01/19
    2009

    Death

    January 19, 2009
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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section CREMD Site 34 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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Did you know?
In 1935, in the year that George Yourek Jr was born, 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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In 1944, at the age of just 9 years old, George was alive when on November 7th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term as President of the United States. Running against Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, Roosevelt won 53.4 of the popular vote, Dewey got 45.9%.
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