Mona Avanelle (Starry) Bush (1927 - 2004)

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Mona's Family

Avanelle Elizabeth (Fairbanks) Starry

Joseph Lowry Starry

Glenn Starry Mona Avanelle (Starry) Bush

Twyla Jane (Starry) Lambing Beulah Ann Starry

Parents:

Avanelle Elizabeth (Fairbanks) Starry

Feb 19, 1902 - May 14, 1951

Joseph Lowry Starry

Feb 2, 1888 - Oct 6, 1980

Siblings:

Twyla Jane (Starry) Lambing

1925 - Apr 14, 2009

Glenn Starry

Jan 3, 1920 - Aug 10, 1989

Beulah Ann Starry

Jun 28, 1934 - Mar 6, 1935

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Twyla Jane (Starry) Lambing Gravesite

Rosemary Louise (Shayotovich) Starry

Elmer Starry

Starry Family

Amanda Starry

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In 1927, in the year that Mona Avanelle (Starry) Bush was born, 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.

In 1955, when she was 28 years old, on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.

In 1973, when she was 46 years old, in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Both refused and were fired. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings.

In 1980, by the time she was 53 years old, on December 8th, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in front of his home - the Dakota - in New York City. Chapman was found guilty of murder and still remains in jail.

In 1995, when she was 68 years old, on May 19th, the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil - before 9/11 - took place in Oklahoma City. A truck bomb went off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown - killing 68 people, injuring more than 680 others, and destroying one-third of the building. The most disturbing images were of children - a daycare center was hit by the bomb. The deadliest incident of domestic terrorism ever, Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, and Michael Fortier were convicted of the bombing.