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Peter A. Ritsema 1912 - 2002

Peter A. Ritsema was born on December 16, 1912 in Granum, AB Canada to Albert Fridus Ritsema and Susan (Jansen) Ritsema, and had siblings Menno Ritsema, Fred Ritsema, Sadie or (Sarah) Ritsema, John Peter Ritsema, James "Jim"Ritsema, Gertrude Ritsema, Gertrude Ritsema II, Henry Ritsema, George Ritsema, Magdelina "Lena" Ritsema, and Garrett "Pat" Ritsema. Peter Ritsema died at age 89 years old on May 28, 2002 in Grand Rapids, Michigan United States.

Peter A. Ritsema
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December 16, 1912
Granum, AB, T0L 1A0, Canada
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In 1912, in the year that Peter A. Ritsema was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1924, Peter was merely 12 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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Ritsema, Rudolph (Aug 24, 1887 - Sep 1970) Ritsema, Ralph (Jan 17, 1922 - Jun 1987) Ritsema, Derk (Jun 29, 1890 - Jun 1963) Ritsema, Cornelius (Apr 11, 1925 - Oct 1986) Ritsema, Beulah (Feb 4, 1911 - Dec 1985) Ritsema, Susie (Dec 25, 1899 - Feb 1981) Ritsema, John (Feb 22, 1912 - May 1985) Ritsema, Bette (Aug 20, 1921 - Jul 1995) Ritsema, Clarence (Jul 21, 1908 - Jun 1970) Ritsema, Annie (Oct 5, 1899 - Jul 1976)
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