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Willie Avant 1924 - 2011

Willie Avant of Chicago Heights, Cook County, IL was born on September 6, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on May 24, 2011.

Willie Avant
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Chicago Heights, Cook County, IL 60411
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In 1924, in the year that Willie Avant was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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In 1935, Willie was merely 11 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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Avant, Marie (Dec 11, 1914 - Jun 1993) Avant, Alan (Jan 16, 1952 - Jul 19, 2010) Avant, Margaret (Sep 25, 1914 - May 8, 2003) Avant, Viola (Aug 27, 1898 - May 1976) Avant, Clarence (Nov 26, 1882 - Dec 1963) Avant, Edna (Apr 25, 1920 - May 10, 1998) Avant, Earlene (Nov 6, 1936 - Oct 1981) Avant, Arthur (Sep 27, 1921 - May 16, 1988) Avant, Frank (Feb 9, 1958 - May 25, 2004) Avant, Nelson (Apr 28, 1939 - May 13, 2004)
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