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Leroy Rokes 1921 - 1954

Leroy Rokes was born on May 26, 1921, and died at age 33 years old on September 20, 1954. Leroy Rokes was buried at Raleigh National Cemetery Section 8 Site 448 501 Rock Quarry Road, in Raleigh, Nc. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leroy Rokes.

Leroy Rokes
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1921, in the year that Leroy Rokes was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1933, Leroy was merely 12 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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Rokes, Richard (Nov 6, 1929 - Dec 14, 1988) Rokes, Lewis (Oct 6, 1888 - Oct 1982) Rokes, Lena (Dec 26, 1889 - Apr 1981) Rokes, Horace (May 17, 1920 - Mar 10, 2009) Rokes, Eva (Apr 29, 1892 - Jan 1981) Rokes, Sherman (Jul 23, 1894 - May 1983) Rokes, Carolyn (Aug 25, 1929 - Jan 8, 2011) Rokes, Elizabeth (Jun 15, 1932 - Jun 15, 2004) Rokes, Laurence (Mar 1, 1895 - May 1974) Rokes, William (Apr 24, 1925 - Aug 12, 1993)
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