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Rex Gilbreath 1920 - 2010

Rex Gilbreath of Bunker Hill, Miami County, Indiana was born on September 6, 1920, and died at age 89 years old on June 29, 2010.
Rex Gilbreath
Bunker Hill, Miami County, Indiana 46914
September 6, 1920
June 29, 2010
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  • 09/6
    1920

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    September 6, 1920
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  • 06/29
    2010

    Death

    June 29, 2010
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    Rex Gilbreath lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1920, in the year that Rex Gilbreath was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1935, at the age of just 15 years old, Rex was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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