John "Jack" Grier POOLE

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11 January 1943 , Swathmore, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

27 September 2020 , Stamford, Connecticut, USA

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Donald Whitman POOLE Ann Layton GRIER

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Born: 11 January 1943 in Swathmore, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Donald Whitman POOLE

Mother: Ann Layton GRIER

Paternal grandparents: Maynard Wallace POOLE , Doris S ESKRIDGE

Maternal grandparents: Garrett Layton GRIER , Ella Lightbourn VAULES

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John "Jack" Grier married Lydia Richards BRIGGS 26 November 1966 in Altamont, New York . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
They divorced. Lydia Richards BRIGGS was born 14 November 1944 in Connecticut, USA. Lydia Richards was the child of Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS and Virginia Macrae BRIGGS.

John "Jack" Grier POOLE died 27 September 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA .

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John "Jack" Grier POOLE married

Lydia Richards BRIGGS
Marriage date: 26 November 1966
Marriage place: Altamont, New York
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Lydia Richards BRIGGS was the child of Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS and Virginia Macrae BRIGGS

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Name: Lydia R Briggs

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1966

Marriage Place: New York, USA

Spouse: John G Poole

Certificate Number: 57646

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John G Poole

Lydia R Briggs

New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967

They divorced in 1995

Name: Lydia

Race: White

Birth Date: 1944

Number of Previous Marriages: First

Education: College

Certificate Number: 04091

Spouse Name: John Poole

Spouse Race: White

Spouse Birth Date: 1943

Spouse Number of Previous Marriages: First

Spouse Education: College

Marriage Date: 1966

Plaintiff: Wife

Decree Date: 1995

Superior Court County of Decree: Fairfield

Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997

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Birth — 1943
11 January 1943
Swathmore, Pennsylvania, USA

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1966 Marriage / Partner
John "Jack" Grier POOLE and Lydia Richards BRIGGS 26 November 1966, Altamont, New York

He was 23 years old.

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

Obituary
POOLE--John Grier (Jack), died peacefully on September 27 in Stamford, CT. Jack was born January 11, 1943, the son of Ann and Donald Poole of Swathmore, PA. Jack attended Swathmore High School, in Pennsylvania, Class of 1960. After spending a PG year at the Fountain Valley School in Colorado, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University (class of 1965) where he was active in university affairs and where he made many lifelong friends. After receiving an M.B.A. degree from the University of Penn, Wharton School he accepted a job with Merrill Lynch in investment banking. His career there was spent in New York and then in Chicago. Later, he and two partners formed Stanwich Partners Inc., an investment firm in Greenwich and then Stamford, CT. He and the former Lydia Briggs married in 1966 and raised their three children, Jesse, Amanda, and David in New York City, Chicago, Greenwich, and Rehoboth Beach, DE. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, The University Club of...Read full story

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