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Jose Ortega 1912 - 1974

Jose Ortega of Houston, Harris County, Texas was born on March 3, 1912, and died at age 62 years old in August 1974.
Jose Ortega
Houston, Harris County, Texas 77012
March 3, 1912
August 1974
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    1912

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    1974

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    August 1974
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    Jose Ortega lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1912, in the year that Jose Ortega was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1935, Jose was 23 years old 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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