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Lester Purnell 1943 - 2003

Lester Purnell was born on March 8, 1943, and died at age 59 years old on February 12, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lester Purnell.

Lester Purnell

March 8, 1943

February 12, 2003

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1943

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March 8, 1943

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02/12

2003

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February 12, 2003

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Lester Purnell lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.

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In 1943, in the year that Lester Purnell was born, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.

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In 1958, Lester was only 15 years old when on March 24th, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army. Although he could have served in Special Services as an entertainer, he chose to become a regular soldier. Almost everyone thought it would be the end of his career - it wasn't.

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