John Robert
BURGETT
(b.
20 March 1927
,
Decatur, Illinois, USA
d.
6 April 1978
,
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
)
Age: 51
Cause of Death: Brain tumor
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John Robert BURGETT was born 20 March 1927 in Decatur, Illinois, USA
John Robert BURGETT was the child of Clarence Aaron BURGETT and Clara Mary AUERJohn Robert was a soldier in World War II.
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John Robert married Frances Adeline FOOTE abt. 1949 in Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frances Adeline FOOTE was born 28 October 1929 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Frances Adeline died 6 August 1998 in Jensen Beach, Florida, USA. Frances Adeline was the child of Robert Eugene FOOTE and Laura Cordelia NORRIS.
John Robert BURGETT died 6 April 1978 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.
When John Robert or J.R. Burgett was born on March 20, 1927, in Decatur, Illinois, his father, Clarence, was 37 and his mother, Clara, was 33. Robert was brought up going to church regularly at the Westminister Presbyterian Church in Decatur, IL. He went through early Christian training there and was the President of the Youth Group in high school.
J.R. was allowed to graduate high school early in March of 1945 so that he could go to the Navy and contribute in WWII. Everyone was very patriotic and nationalistic during the war. He trained at the Great Lakes Navy Yards in Chicago and was part of the Great Lakes Naval Chior there. He served on on LST in the Pacific and was in Japan after the end of the war. He missed the ship in San Diego so was reassigned to the LST. The ship he missed was later sunk.
After WWII he went to Millikin University for two years on the GI Bill. He majored in History and would have been a History teacher if allowed to finish. He was also a good artist and could draw Disney Characters very well. His Dad wanted him working on the farm. His oldest two sons became engineers and his youngest two sons Grandad wanted to farm. The Burgett's were all very smart and good business men.
Robert married Frances Adeline Foote on August 20, 1949, at a Presbyterian Church in Maywood, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage: Mary Virginia, July 30, 1950 and Robert Daniel, February 9, 1953. He taught us we were a spirit living in a body and pointed to Jesus as our savior. He taught us to plant seeds and how to garden. We children raised the vegetables for the table in the place in the yard where the barn had been before it burned down in the Summer of 1954. It was a fertile area with lots of potash in the soil.
Robert and Frances loved their friends and during their marriage spent wonderful times with them. Robert served on the Warrensburg-Latham School Board for 12 years from 1954 to 1966. He worked toward getting the Community College district formed in Decatur. He was a farmer all his life. He passed after a six months illness, on April 6, 1978, in his home at the age of 51, and was buried in Graceland Cemetary in Decatur. The cause of his death was a brain tumor.
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John Robert BURGETT was a Farmer.
John Robert BURGETT was a Farmer.
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Frances Adeline FOOTE-- Date: abt. 1949 Place: , Illinois, USA
Frances Adeline FOOTE was the child of Robert Eugene FOOTE and Laura Cordelia NORRIS
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Frances Adeline FOOTE-- Date: abt. 1949 Place: , Illinois, USAFrances Adeline FOOTE was the child of Robert Eugene FOOTE and Laura Cordelia NORRIS
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1927 Birth 20 March 1927
Decatur, Illinois, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 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.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.
1978 Death 6 April 1978
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 51.
John is buried at: Graceland Fairlawn Cemetery, Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL
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