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Merritt Randall Leek Jr. 1914 - 1974

Merritt Randall Leek Jr. of West Creek, Ocean County, NJ was born on February 15, 1914 in Pennsylvania United States to Merritt Randall Leek and Bessie Morrison Cavileer. He had siblings Jesse Richard Leek and Virginia Elizabeth Leek. He married Catherine Morey, and had children Joyce Leek, Ellen Leek, and Thomas Leek. Merritt Leek died at age 59 years old in January 1974 in NJ.

Merritt Randall Leek Jr.
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West Creek, Ocean County, NJ 08092
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February 15, 1914
Pennsylvania, United States
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    Merritt wed about 1938 in N.J. to Catherine Morey and had 3 children.
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    Merritt Randall Leek Jr. lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1914, in the year that Merritt Randall Leek Jr. was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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In 1925, at the age of just 11 years old, Merritt was alive when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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Leek, Ralph (Dec 9, 1929 - May 1988) Leek, Arthur (Jan 4, 1889 - May 1968) Leek, Spencer (Jun 23, 1916 - Dec 1980) Leek, Helen (May 24, 1899 - Oct 1969) Leek, Galen (Jan 25, 1928 - Jul 14, 2001) Leek, Etta (Nov 12, 1907 - Sep 5, 1999) Leek, Jean (Aug 31, 1909 - Nov 1978) Leek, Adrian (Jan 1, 1946 - Mar 1, 2011) Leek, Cassaundra (Aug 27, 1943 - Apr 1, 2008) Leek, Helen (Nov 5, 1934 - Oct 15, 2008)
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