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John H Jr Ricketts 1927 - 2008

John Haywood Ricketts Jr of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX was born on September 7, 1927, and died at age 80 years old on August 31, 2008. John Ricketts was buried at Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery Section 105 Site 695 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, in Dallas.
John Haywood Ricketts Jr
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX 76119
September 7, 1927
August 31, 2008
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  • 09/7
    1927

    Birthday

    September 7, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Tarrant County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 38778173 Enlisted: March 3, 1946 in Ft Sam Houston Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 08/31
    2008

    Death

    August 31, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery Section 105 Site 695 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, in Dallas, Tx 75211
    Burial location
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In 1927, in the year that John H Jr Ricketts was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1934, when he was merely 7 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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