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Walter James Dopek Jr 1938 - 2012

Walter James Dopek Jr was born on April 29, 1938, and died at age 74 years old on June 13, 2012. Walter Dopek was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 62F Site 209 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter James Dopek Jr.
Walter James Dopek Jr
April 29, 1938
June 13, 2012
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  • 04/29
    1938

    Birthday

    April 29, 1938
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: SN
  • 06/13
    2012

    Death

    June 13, 2012
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 62F Site 209 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1938, in the year that Walter James Dopek Jr was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1947, at the age of merely 9 years old, Walter was alive when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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