Walter Horn WHITNEY

(b. 14 September 1942 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 November 2013 , Ohio, USA )

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Walter Horn WHITNEY was born 14 September 1942 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Walter Horn WHITNEY was the child of Starr Ingalls WHITNEY and Pauline Miller HORN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Donald Paul WHITNEY and Ruth Zilpha INGALLS (maternal) Walter Thomas HORN and Sadie Miller KAISER

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Walter Horn married Laureen T PELLETIER 7 June 1986 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Laureen T PELLETIER was born 10 November 1958 Laureen T was the child of Lauraine Theresa DUPUIS.

Walter Horn WHITNEY died 14 November 2013 in Ohio, USA.

photo (above) from The New-Herald, October 11, 2010

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Walter Horn WHITNEY married

Laureen T PELLETIER-- Date: 7 June 1986 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, June 7, 1986

Laureen T PELLETIER was the child of Lauraine Theresa DUPUIS

Laureen Pelletier to be bride of Walter Whitney

Miss Laureen Theresa Pelletier and Walter H. Whitney, both of Kirtlahd, Ohio, will be married this morning at Morningside Baptist Church. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chandonnet L. Pelletier of 63 Orlando Ave. The Rev, Miriam B. Eckard will perform the 11 o'clock ceremony. A reception will follow at the American Legion hall. The bride will wear a gown of lace-covered silk trimmed with pearls and embroidery and a traditional veil. She will carry her mother's prayer book and wear a wrist corsage of white roses. Ms. Robin Amuso will be maid of honor. Miss Tina Shaw will be bridesmaid. They will wear gowns of rose pink matte taffeta, and carry pink and white flowers made by the bride and arranged... Jamie and Melanie Lang will be flower girls. They will wear white lace dresses, and carry flower petals and blossoms. Ronald Ouimet will be best man, Marcus DelGreco will usher. The couple will take a trip to Watkins Glen, NY., where they will participate in the Firestone Fire-hawk 24-hour endurance race. The bride, a medical secretary, is employed by Drs. DeMarco, Irwin & Combs in Willoughby, Ohio. She is a 1976 graduate of St Joseph's High School. The bridegroom is vice president and general manager of Northeast Ohio Better Hearing Aid Co. in Mentor, He is a graduate of Peekskill (N.Y.) Military Academy.

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1942 Birth
Name: Walter Horn Whitney
Birth Date: 1942
Birth Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 2
Page Number: 183
Index Volume Number: 149
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.149

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births [1916–1970]. Volumes 92–160, 162, 168, 175, 212– 213. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1947
Walter Whitney, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Starr Whitney, underwent an appendectomy at the House of Mercy this week.

The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
December 9, 1947

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Cheshire, Massachusetts
Name: Walter H Whitney
Age: 7
Birth Date: abt 1943
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Starr C Whitney
35 Head
Pauline A Whitney
27 Wife
Walter H Whitney 7 Son
Starlene I Whitney
3 Daughter
Barbara A Efford
17 Boarder
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1956
Walter Whitney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Starr Whitney of Brough Road, has entered his freshman year at Cushing Academy. He graduated in June from Cheshire School.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
September 20, 1956

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 Marriage / Partner
Walter Horn WHITNEY and Laureen T PELLETIER 7 June 1986, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 43 years old.

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)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

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.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

Can you hear me now? For more teens, answer is no
...In 1981, Whitney founded Vista Hearing Instruments & Audiology, which has locations in Mentor, Huntsburg Township, Ashtabula and other northern Ohio cities...

Full article can be found at:
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Death
Name: Walter H Whitney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1942
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Residence Place: Ohio, USA
Death Date: 14 Nov 2013
Death Hospital: Dead on Arrival
Death Place: Ohio, USA
Father: Whitney
Inquest Questions: Autopsy Performed?: NO; Autopsy Findings Available?: Not Applicable; Manner of Death: Natural; Pregnant at Time of Death?: Not Applicable; Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?: UNKNOWN; Method of Disposition: Cremation;
Education: High School Graduate or GED Completed
Industry: HEARING AIDES
Occupation: Business Owner

Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
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Added: 2/25/2014 3:12:52 PM - Updated: 5/17/2022 11:34:07 PM