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Sam Layfer 1903 - 1991

Sam Layfer of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on April 10, 1903, and died at age 88 years old on December 2, 1991.
Sam Layfer
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60645
April 10, 1903
December 2, 1991
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  • 04/10
    1903

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    April 10, 1903
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  • 12/2
    1991

    Death

    December 2, 1991
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    Sam Layfer lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1903, in the year that Sam Layfer was born, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, flew the first powered heavier-than-air plane. They flew 4 times in one day - the longest flight lasting 59 seconds and a little over 852 feet. While the brothers had notified several newspapers of their attempt, only one - a local paper - covered it. After their 4th flight, a gust of wind caught the plane, turned it over, and totaled it.
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In 1935, he was 32 years old 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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