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Manuel C Porraz 1921 - 2004

Manuel Casas Porraz of Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI was born on June 17, 1921 in Austin, Travis County, Texas United States, and died at age 82 years old on April 11, 2004 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. Manuel Porraz was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kalamazoo.
Manuel Casas Porraz
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI 49546
June 17, 1921
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
April 11, 2004
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States
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  • Introduction

    Manuel Casas Porraz was born to Estanislado Porraz (1891 - 1946) and Eugenia De Las Casas (1897 - 1973). His father was born in Texas and his mother was born in Mexico. He had six siblings: four sisters and two brothers. Manuel Porras married in May of 1959 in Texas and they had five children: three girls and two boys. Manuel served in the United States Army during World War II.
  • 06/17
    1921

    Birthday

    June 17, 1921
    Birthdate
    Austin, Travis County, Texas United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38249490 Enlisted: September 14, 1942 in Ft Sam Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Attendants, Filling Stations And Parking Lots
  • 04/11
    2004

    Death

    April 11, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kalamazoo, Michigan 48906, United States
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Manuel C Porraz was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1934, by the time he was merely 13 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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