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Paul J Tortorete (1928 - 1993)
Paul J Tortorete, father to 2 children, was born on January 4, 1928 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born to Joseph Tortorete and Lucy Longo, with siblings Michael and Nina. He was baptized in Steubenville, Ohio. Paul married Santa Marie Scolaro, and they gave birth to Suzanna Tortorete Masartis and Paula Tortorete. He died on December 15, 1993 at 65 years old. We know that Paul J Tortorete had been residing in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15239.
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Paul J Tortorete
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Male
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Birth
Paul Tortorete was born on in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio United States
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Death
Paul Tortorete died on
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Cause of death
Heart Failure
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at Plum Borough, 4555 New Texas Road, in Plum, Pennsylvania United States 15239
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Ethnicity & Lineage
Italian
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Italian
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Religion
Catholic
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Baptized
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio United States
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Last Known Residence
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15239
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Education
Steubenville Ohio Elementary
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H.J. Heinz
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Army
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Paul J Tortorete lived
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Paul J Tortorete, father to 2 children, died on December 15, 1993 at 65 years old. He was buried in Plum Borough, Plum, Pennsylvania. He was born on January 4, 1928 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born to Joseph Tortorete and Lucy Longo, with siblings Michael and Nina. Paul married Santa Marie Scolaro, and they gave birth to Suzanna Tortorete Masartis and Paula Tortorete. We know that Paul J Tortorete had been residing in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15239.
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1928 - 1993 World Events
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In 1928, in the year that Paul J Tortorete was born, Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
In 1944, Paul was 16 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
In 1959, Paul was 31 years old when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
In 1983, he was 55 years old when on August 30th, the Soviet Union claimed that a South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner (Flight 007), bound for Seoul from New York City, had strayed into Soviet airspace. Saying that they believed it to be a U.S. spy plane, the passenger jet was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter - after it had tracked the airliner for two hours. All 269 passengers (including a U.S. Representative from Georgia) and crew were killed.
In 1993, in the year of Paul J Tortorete's passing, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.
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