102 - Frank Meek - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.314 W 097° 29.245
14S E 637006 N 3941217
Frank Meek was born in 1888, the year that blizzards hit Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of whom are children on their way home from school.
Waymark Code: WMCPNF
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2011
Views: 7
The final resting place of Frank Meek is at the far east side of Memorial Park Cemetery. Entrance into Memorial Park is only on the west side, off of Kelley Ave.
Frank's headstone is a long brown marker with Meek in large letters at the bottom, and Frank and Betty's names at the top.
Text on headstone:
Meek
Frank
1888-1990
Betty
1888-1975
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Frank's 102 years on earth:
1888: Vincent Van Gosh cuts his ear off
1898: The Spanish-American War begins
1908: 1st passenger flight in an airplane
1918: The Iron Lung is first used
1928: Velveeta Cheese is created by Kraft
1938: The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1948: José Figueres Ferrer abolishes the army in Costa Rica, making it the first country in history to do so
1958: The Lego Co. patented their design of Lego bricks
1968: NET televises the very first episode of Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
1978: Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento" is arrested
1988: A report by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
1990: A stampede in a pedestrian tunnel leading to Mecca kills 1,426.
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 45
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