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John Zekas 1903 - 1994

John Zekas of Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, PA was born on September 16, 1903, and died at age 91 years old on October 24, 1994.
John Zekas
Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, PA 18702
September 16, 1903
October 24, 1994
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  • 09/16
    1903

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    September 16, 1903
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  • 10/24
    1994

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    October 24, 1994
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    John Zekas lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1903, in the year that John Zekas was born, the first World Series of American baseball was played between October 1st and 13th. The Boston Americans of the American League played the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. Boston came back from a three game to one deficit, winning the final four games to capture the title - such a large comeback wouldn't be repeated by a team until 1925. (A total of eight games were played.)
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In 1917, at the age of merely 14 years old, John was alive when on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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