Richard Gene Copfer

Male17 November 1954–10 August 1999

Brief Life History of Richard Gene

When Richard Gene Copfer was born on 17 November 1954, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Tech Five Delbert Herman Copfer, was 35 and his mother, Helen Geneva Barnes, was 35. He lived in Pico Rivera, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1995. He died on 10 August 1999, in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Tech Five Delbert Herman Copfer
1919–1969
Helen Geneva Barnes
1919–1996
Robert Allen Copfer
1948–1998
Richard Gene Copfer
1954–1999

Sources (5)

  • Richard Gene Copfer, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Richard G Copfer, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Richard Gene Copper, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 1

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

1955 · Disneyland Opens

Age 1

The 160-acre Disneyland Park opened to the public on July 17, 1955, at the cost of $17 million. In 2017, Disneyland attracted over 18 million people to the park.

1967 · The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Age 13

The Twenty-fifth Amendment clarifies that when a President can't fulfill his role as President, the Vice President becomes President. He may do so only If the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Kaufer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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