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Leon Purvis 1924 - 2010

Leon Purvis of Pasadena, Harris County, TX was born on June 25, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on March 30, 2010. Leon Purvis was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section C-12 Row B Site 296 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.

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Pasadena, Harris County, TX 77504
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1924, in the year that Leon Purvis was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1959, he was 35 years old when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
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Purvis, Carlton (Jul 27, 1930 - Jan 1984) Purvis, George (Jul 23, 1904 - Jan 1971) Purvis, Sandra (Jan 11, 1938 - Jun 17, 2010) Purvis, Rebecca (Aug 27, 1884 - May 15, 1974) Purvis, Sylvia (Sep 2, 1931 - Aug 27, 1999) Purvis, Kevin (Mar 2, 1984 - Aug 10, 1999) Purvis, Ian (Apr 25, 1993 - Nov 5, 1993) Purvis, Dale (Apr 27, 1903 - Oct 1981) Purvis, Honor (Aug 15, 1901 - Jan 1983) Purvis, Christian (Oct 7, 1975 - Jul 16, 2011)
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