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Walter H Fourness 1924 - 2006

Walter H Fourness of Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL was born on November 3, 1924, and died at age 81 years old on January 17, 2006.
Walter H Fourness
Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL 34234
November 3, 1924
January 17, 2006
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  • 11/3
    1924

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    November 3, 1924
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  • 01/17
    2006

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    January 17, 2006
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    Walter H Fourness lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1924, in the year that Walter H Fourness was born, 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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In 1931, Walter was merely 7 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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