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Jerry Shirek 1904 - 1997

Jerry Shirek of Salinas, Monterey County, CA was born on July 13, 1904, and died at age 93 years old on October 4, 1997.

Jerry Shirek

Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901

July 13, 1904

October 4, 1997

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July 13, 1904

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October 4, 1997

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In 1904, in the year that Jerry Shirek was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.

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In 1929, Jerry was 25 years old when on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.

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