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Ruth A Berks 1935 - 1998

Ruth A Berks of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on January 21, 1935, and died at age 63 years old on January 25, 1998.
Ruth A Berks
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97218
January 21, 1935
January 25, 1998
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  • 01/21
    1935

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    January 21, 1935
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  • 01/25
    1998

    Death

    January 25, 1998
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    Ruth A Berks lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1935, in the year that Ruth A Berks was born, 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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In 1967, Ruth was 32 years old when on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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