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Irene M Opdyke 1910 - 2008

Irene M Opdyke was born on November 16, 1910, and died at age 97 years old on September 10, 2008. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Irene M Opdyke.
Irene M Opdyke
November 16, 1910
September 10, 2008
Female
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  • 11/16
    1910

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    November 16, 1910
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  • 09/10
    2008

    Death

    September 10, 2008
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    Irene M Opdyke lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 97.
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In 1910, in the year that Irene M Opdyke was born, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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In 1922, Irene was merely 12 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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