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He is the eighth of 15 children born to Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) and Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), prominent members of the African-American community. His mother was a homemaker and his father was an undertaker and businessman, [3] who opened N.J. Ford Funeral Home (later changed to N.J. Ford And Sons Funeral Home) in 1932.
He opened N.J. Ford Funeral Home (later changed to N.J. Ford And Sons Funeral Home) in 1932. Harold Ford Sr. (May 20, 1945- ), who is a Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997
Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford. Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford's remains lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. Date. December 30, 2006 – January 3, 2007 (state funeral) December 27, 2006 – January 25, 2007 (mourning period) Location. Capitol Rotunda, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., U.S.
On April 22, 1994, Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, died after suffering a significant stroke four days earlier, at the age of 81. His state [1] funeral followed five days later at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in his hometown of Yorba Linda, California. He was the first former president to die in 21 ...
Steven Ford, brother. Occupation. Author. photojournalist. Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales (born July 6, 1957) is an American author, photojournalist, and former chair of the board of the Betty Ford Center for alcohol and drug abuse. She is the only daughter of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States and his wife Betty Ford née Bloomer.
Bidwell died at the Arden House, a nursing home in Hamden, Connecticut. Maggie Barnes. Maggie Pauline Barnes (née Hinnant; March 6, 1882 – January 19, 1998) was an American supercentenarian. She was born to a former slave and married a tenant farmer. Barnes died on January 19, 1998, in Johnston County, North Carolina, of gangrene.
77.8% (second ballot) Edward Charles " Whitey " Ford (October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020), [1] [2] nicknamed " the Chairman of the Board ", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion.
Unit. United States Army Air Corps. Battles/wars. World War II. William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. [1] [2] Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet.