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Theodis Downey 1942 - 1999

Theodis Downey of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on March 18, 1942, and died at age 57 years old on October 22, 1999.
Theodis Downey
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38118
March 18, 1942
October 22, 1999
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Theodis Downey's History: 1942 - 1999

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  • 03/18
    1942

    Birthday

    March 18, 1942
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  • 10/22
    1999

    Death

    October 22, 1999
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    Theodis Downey lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1942, in the year that Theodis Downey was born, on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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In 1952, at the age of only 10 years old, Theodis was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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