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Roy Askwith 1904 - 2003

Roy Askwith of Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, MI was born on November 18, 1904, and died at age 98 years old on March 6, 2003.
Roy Askwith
Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, MI 49783
November 18, 1904
March 6, 2003
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Roy Askwith's History: 1904 - 2003

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  • 11/18
    1904

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    November 18, 1904
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  • 03/6
    2003

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    March 6, 2003
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    Roy Askwith lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 98.
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In 1904, in the year that Roy Askwith was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1911, he was just 7 years old when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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