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Homer E Thornton 1924 - 2004

Homer E Thornton of Jackson, Hinds County, MS was born on May 11, 1924, and died at age 80 years old on June 24, 2004.
Homer E Thornton
Jackson, Hinds County, MS 39212
May 11, 1924
June 24, 2004
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  • 05/11
    1924

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    May 11, 1924
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  • 06/24
    2004

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    June 24, 2004
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    Homer E Thornton lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1924, in the year that Homer E Thornton was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1941, at the age of 17 years old, Homer was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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