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Walter J Klimek 1922 - 1992

Walter J Klimek of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on March 17, 1922, and died at age 70 years old in September 1992.
Walter J Klimek
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60632
March 17, 1922
September 1992
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    1922

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    March 17, 1922
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    1992

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    September 1992
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    Walter J Klimek lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1922, in the year that Walter J Klimek was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1935, by the time he was just 13 years old, 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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