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Gordon Heeringa 1918 - 1972

Gordon Ernest Heeringa of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan was born on September 15, 1918, and died at age 54 years old on November 27, 1972 in Grand Rapids. Gordon Heeringa was buried on November 30, 1972 at Rosedale Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Ottawa County.

Gordon Ernest Heeringa
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Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 49504
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September 15, 1918
Michigan, United States
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November 27, 1972
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States
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    Gordon Ernest Heeringa was born to Ernest Heeringa (1897 - 1959) and Gertrude Nyp (born 1897). His father was born in the Netherlands and his mother was born in Michigan. He had four siblings: three sisters and one brother. Gordon Heeringa married Thressa Terry Adama on August 19, 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They had three children, two sons and one daughter.
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    September 15, 1918
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    Michigan United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Gordon was Caucasian, his paternal line was from the Netherlands and his mother was born in Michigan.

  • Personal Life & Family

    On his World War II draft record, Gordon was described as being 6 feet 2 inches tall and as weighing 190 pounds. He had gray eyes, brown hair, and a "ruddy" complexion.
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    November 27, 1972
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    November 30, 1972
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    Rosedale Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Ottawa County, Michigan 49544, United States
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In 1918, in the year that Gordon Heeringa was born, in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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In 1920, at the age of merely 2 years old, Gordon was alive when the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. Mississippi ratified it in 1984.
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Heeringa, George (Aug 9, 1922 - Jul 30, 1993) Heeringa, Murriel (Mar 8, 1899 - Jan 1982) Heeringa, Allen (May 5, 1908 - Jan 15, 1994) Heeringa, Arthur (Jun 17, 1925 - Dec 6, 1994) Heeringa, Marguerite (Apr 27, 1899 - Mar 6, 1998) Heeringa, Richard (Apr 5, 1897 - Oct 1985) Heeringa, Elsie (Mar 14, 1889 - Mar 1981) Heeringa, Scott (Oct 13, 1958 - Jan 31, 2000) Heeringa, Lucile (Mar 15, 1913 - Aug 1986) Heeringa, William (Sep 5, 1915 - Jun 1985)
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