Brief Life History of Donald Roy
When Donald Roy Van Avery was born on 21 January 1953, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, his father, Donald Roy Van Avery, was 25 and his mother, Shirley Jean Richter, was 23. He died on 3 January 2007, in Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Donald R. VanAvery, "Find A Grave Index"
- Donald Vanavery in entry for Mrs Shirley J Vanavery, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
- Donald R Vanavery, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1954 · Worlds Largest Christmas Store
Wally Bronner opened what would become the world's largest Christmas Store in 1954 as a result of successfully creating custom Christmas panels for city lampposts. Since then, the Frankenmuth store has expanded to a 27 acre landscaped lot with over 50,000 Christmas related items in his store. Bronner's attracts over two million guests per year.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
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.
1968
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. , is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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