Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker

Brief Life History of Roberto Enrique

When Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was born on 18 August 1934, in San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico, his father, Inocencio Mechor Clemente y Sanchez, was 52 and his mother, Luisa Walker Delgado, was 46. He married Vera Cristina Zabala Serrano on 14 November 1964, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Carolina, Jutiapa, Cabañas, El Salvador in 1935 and Puerto Rico for about 1 years. He died on 31 December 1972, in Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker
1934–1972
Vera Cristina Zabala Serrano
1941–2019
Marriage: 14 November 1964
Roberto Clemente Jr
1969–
Enrique Clemente

Sources (26)

  • Roberto Clemente Y Sebayo, "United States, Census, 1940"
  • Roberto Clemente, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Roberto Clemente, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Elia, Manuel, Cesar, Fernando, Luis, Rafael, Alfredo, Andres, Armando, Gerardo. Italian Antonio, Carmine, Salvatore, Vito, Gino, Angelo, Nicola, Rocco, Enrico, Guido, Marco, Matteo. Portuguese Joaquim.

Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese: from the personal nameClemente (see Clement ).

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

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