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John J Gurkowski 1922 - 2007

John J Gurkowski of Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK was born on July 4, 1922 to John Gurkowski and Anna Gurkowski. He had siblings Walter A Gurkowski, Marie Gurkowski, Anthony C Gurkowski, Helen Domahoski, and Janet Eull. John Gurkowski died at age 84 years old on February 23, 2007.
John J Gurkowski
Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK 74112
July 4, 1922
February 23, 2007
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    1922

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    July 4, 1922
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  • 02/23
    2007

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    February 23, 2007
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In 1922, in the year that John J Gurkowski was born, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.
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In 1935, at the age of merely 13 years old, John was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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