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Ray Smith 1921 - 2005

Ray Smith of Hobbs, Lea County, NM was born on September 26, 1921, and died at age 84 years old on October 8, 2005.
Ray Smith
Hobbs, Lea County, NM 88240
September 26, 1921
October 8, 2005
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  • 09/26
    1921

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    September 26, 1921
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  • 10/8
    2005

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    October 8, 2005
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    Ray Smith lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1921, in the year that Ray Smith was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1941, at the age of 20 years old, Ray was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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