102 - Lucille B. Fitzgerald - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Lucille Fitzgerald was born the same year that America's first juvenile court was established (in Chicago).
Waymark Code: WMEG2X
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2012
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The final resting place of Lucille B. Fitzgerald is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, in the first section west of the Mausoleum. Hers is a flat marker, and she is laid to rest next to Guy B. Fitzgerald in a family plot marked by a large monument. Lucille's headstone is about 40 ft. north of the road, and is on the east side of the very monument honoring Oklahoman Joseph Bradfield Thoburn.
Text on Lucille's headstone:
Lucille B. Fitzgerald
Jun 5, 1899
July 18, 2001
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Lucille's lifetime:
1899: The Newsboys Strike takes place when the Newsies of New York go on strike (strike lasts until August 2)
1909: The last United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War
1919: The League of Nations is founded in Paris
1929: The Geneva Convention addresses the treatment of prisoners of war
1939: In Durban, South Africa the Timeless Test begins between England and South Africa, the longest game of cricket ever played. It is abandoned twelve days later when the English team has to catch the last ferry home
1949: The Soviet Union lifts its Blockade of Berlin
1959: Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.
1969: An American teenager known as 'Robert R.' dies in St. Louis, Missouri, of a baffling medical condition. In 1984 it will be identified as the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America
1979: Voyager I makes its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles
1989; In Beverly Hills, California, Lyle and Erik Menendez shoot their wealthy parents to death in the family's den
2001: Sherpa Temba Tsheri, 16, becomes the youngest person to summit Mount Everest
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 13
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