Robert Andrew "Bob" Cruzen Jr.

Brief Life History of Robert Andrew "Bob"

When Robert Andrew "Bob" Cruzen Jr. was born on 5 June 1926, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, his father, Robert Andrew Cruzen, was 22 and his mother, Marie Mae Hanson, was 22. He married Florence Melissa Richardson on 12 December 1948, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kinton, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Baker Election Precinct, Walla Walla, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 18 March 2004, in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Andrew "Bob" Cruzen Jr.
1926–2004
Florence Melissa Richardson
1929–2000
Marriage: 12 December 1948
Robin Lesley Cruzen Lacell
1956–2013

Sources (15)

  • Robert Andrew Aubian in household of Wayne Aubian, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Bob, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Robert A Cruzen, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1940

Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Kroesen . See also Cruzan .

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

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