Frank Arnold
SHEPARD
(b.
29 November 1912
,
Superior, Wisconsin, USA
d.
25 January 2000
,
Vancouver, Washington, USA
)
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Frank Arnold SHEPARD was born 29 November 1912 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Frank Arnold SHEPARD was the child of Guy Elsworth SHEPARD and Galena OLSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Stevens SHEPARD and Clara M ROCKWOOD (maternal) Gilbert B OLSEN and Carrie M UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Frank Arnold married Dorothy Violet SETTLE 28 June 1938 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy Violet SETTLE was born 18 September 1910 in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA. Dorothy Violet died 18 March 1996 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. Dorothy Violet was the child of William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL.
Frank Arnold SHEPARD died 25 January 2000 in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
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Dorothy Violet SETTLE-- Date: 28 June 1938 Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
Dorothy Violet SETTLE was the child of William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL
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Dorothy Violet SETTLE-- Date: 28 June 1938 Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA Dorothy Violet SETTLE was the child of William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL
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1912 Birth 29 November 1912
Superior, Wisconsin, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
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
1938 Marriage / PartnerFrank Arnold SHEPARD and Dorothy Violet SETTLE 28 June 1938, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA (Linkville)
He was 25 years old.
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.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)
1996 Death of Spouse/PartnerDorothy Violet SETTLE died 18 March 1996, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
Obituary
Former Grants Pass resident Frank Arnold Shepard, 87, of Vancouver, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan., 25, 2000, at Fort Vancouver Nursing Center in Vancouver.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors chapel. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday with Steve Parker, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.
He was born on Nov. 29, 1912, in Superior, Wis. In 1932, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in Klamath Falls. On June 28, 1938, in Klamath Falls, he married Dorothy V. Settle, who died March 18, 1996. In 1949 he moved to Grants Pass from Klamath Falls. Shepard worked for Pacific Power & Light for 38 years as a credit manager, retiring in 1974.
Shepard had also served on the Grants Pass School Board budget committee.
He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grants Pass. He served as president with the American Red Cross and the Parent Teacher Association at Highland Elementary School, and also...Read MORE...
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Former Grants Pass resident Frank Arnold Shepard, 87, of Vancouver, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan., 25, 2000, at Fort Vancouver Nursing Center in Vancouver.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors chapel. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday with Steve Parker, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.
He was born on Nov. 29, 1912, in Superior, Wis. In 1932, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in Klamath Falls. On June 28, 1938, in Klamath Falls, he married Dorothy V. Settle, who died March 18, 1996. In 1949 he moved to Grants Pass from Klamath Falls. Shepard worked for Pacific Power & Light for 38 years as a credit manager, retiring in 1974.
Shepard had also served on the Grants Pass School Board budget committee.
He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grants Pass. He served as president with the American Red Cross and the Parent Teacher Association at Highland Elementary School, and also...Read MORE...
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2000 Death 25 January 2000
Vancouver, Washington, USA
He died at the age of 87.
Frank is buried at: Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Grants Pass Josephine County Oregon, USA
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