Richard H Waskowiak

Male24 February 1921–26 September 2002

Brief Life History of Richard H

When Richard H Waskowiak was born on 24 February 1921, in Sherman, Nebraska, United States, his father, Peter "Pete" Frank Waskowiak, was 25 and his mother, Anna S Lewandowski, was 29. He had at least 1 son with Shirley Marie Sanders. He lived in Oak Creek Township, Sherman, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 26 September 2002, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard H Waskowiak
1921–2002
Shirley Marie Sanders
1926–2011
Richard Patrick Waskowiak
1966–1966

Sources (9)

  • Richard Washawiak in household of Peter Washawiak, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Richard H Waskowiak, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Richard Waskowiak in entry for Shirley Marie Waskowiak, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 2

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

Age 2

Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 23

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Polish (Jaśkowiak): patronymic from the personal name Jasiek or Jaśko, pet forms of Jan, Jaczemir, Jaromir, or any of various other personal names beginning with Ja-.

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

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