Dorothy Louise
ROOK
(b.
22 March 1937
,
Fords, New Jersey, USA
d.
20 February 2019
,
Windham, Connecticut, USA
)
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Dorothy Louise ROOK was born 22 March 1937 in Fords, New Jersey, USA
Dorothy Louise ROOK was the child of Donald Auger ROOK and Beatrice MATHIESEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Samuel John Alger ROOK and Anna Katherine SCHWARZ (maternal) Mathias MATHIESEN and Dorthea ANDERSENSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dorothy Louise married Jon William DAY 7 September 1957 in Windham, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jon William DAY was born 21 March 1936 in Syracuse, New York, USA. Jon William died 6 September 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Jon William was the child of James Robert DAY and Claudia Marguerite RACE.
Dorothy Louise ROOK died 20 February 2019 in Windham, Connecticut, USA .
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Jon William DAY-- Date: 7 September 1957 Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
Jon William DAY was the child of James Robert DAY and Claudia Marguerite RACE
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Jon William DAY-- Date: 7 September 1957 Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA Jon William DAY was the child of James Robert DAY and Claudia Marguerite RACE
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1937 Birth 22 March 1937
Fords, New Jersey, USA
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1957 Marriage / PartnerDorothy Louise ROOK and Jon William DAY 7 September 1957, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
She was 20 years old.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2013 Death of Spouse/PartnerJon William DAY died 6 September 2013, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Obituary
Dorothy Louise (Rook) Day, 81, of Windham, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, February 20th at Douglas Manor in Windham Center, CT. Born in Fords, NJ on March 22, 1937, Dorothy grew up in Windham Center and graduated from Windham High School in 1954. She was a member of the National Women’s Honor Society and earned triple majors in Physics, Mathematics, and Philosophy at Saint Lawrence University, where she met and married her husband, the late Rev. Jon W. Day, in 1957. She was the first female Computer Programmer and Analog Computer Specialist at Pratt and Whitney on the Univac computer, and would go on to be a Systems Analyst for the Hartford Insurance Group. Dorothy had two sons. Between the 1960s and 2012, she and her family lived in Lisbon, NH, W. Cornwall, Falls Village, Windsor and Bloomfield, Connecticut, as well as a summer home in Solon, ME. Dorothy loved camping, and spending time with her family and friends and delighted in collecting and...Read MORE...
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Dorothy Louise (Rook) Day, 81, of Windham, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, February 20th at Douglas Manor in Windham Center, CT. Born in Fords, NJ on March 22, 1937, Dorothy grew up in Windham Center and graduated from Windham High School in 1954. She was a member of the National Women’s Honor Society and earned triple majors in Physics, Mathematics, and Philosophy at Saint Lawrence University, where she met and married her husband, the late Rev. Jon W. Day, in 1957. She was the first female Computer Programmer and Analog Computer Specialist at Pratt and Whitney on the Univac computer, and would go on to be a Systems Analyst for the Hartford Insurance Group. Dorothy had two sons. Between the 1960s and 2012, she and her family lived in Lisbon, NH, W. Cornwall, Falls Village, Windsor and Bloomfield, Connecticut, as well as a summer home in Solon, ME. Dorothy loved camping, and spending time with her family and friends and delighted in collecting and...Read MORE...
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2019 Death 20 February 2019
Windham, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 81.
Added: 6/5/2010 2:08:04 PM
- Updated: 2/20/2020 2:39:46 PM
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