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Opal A Leece 1914 - 2009

Opal A Leece of Kelso, Cowlitz County, WA was born on January 21, 1914, and died at age 95 years old on March 23, 2009.
Opal A Leece
Kelso, Cowlitz County, WA 98626
January 21, 1914
March 23, 2009
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  • 01/21
    1914

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    January 21, 1914
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  • 03/23
    2009

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    March 23, 2009
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    Opal A Leece lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1914, in the year that Opal A Leece was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1931, Opal was 17 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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