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John Leighton Read Jr 1921 - 2009

John Leighton Read Jr of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California was born on August 21, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on November 29, 2009.
John Leighton Read Jr
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California 94304
August 21, 1921
November 29, 2009
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    1921

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    August 21, 1921
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  • 11/29
    2009

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    November 29, 2009
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    John Leighton Read Jr lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1921, in the year that John Leighton Read Jr was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1935, by the time he was only 14 years old, on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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