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John K Lewis 1918 - 2006

John K Lewis of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, CA was born on May 21, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on April 17, 2006.
John K Lewis
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, CA 94595
May 21, 1918
April 17, 2006
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  • 05/21
    1918

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    May 21, 1918
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  • 04/17
    2006

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    April 17, 2006
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    John K Lewis lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1918, in the year that John K Lewis was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1934, at the age of 16 years old, John was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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