Elmer Leroy
ESTES
(b.
29 January 1920
,
Wall, South Dakota, USA
d.
10 January 2015
,
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
)
Age: 94
Cause of Death: cancer
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Elmer Leroy ESTES was born 29 January 1920 in Wall, South Dakota, USA
Elmer Leroy ESTES was the child of Hugh Pryor ESTES and Charlotte LUNDRING and the grandchild of: (paternal) Hugh Pryor ESTES and Emma Jane SUTHERLAND (maternal) Martinus "Martin" LUNDRING and Randine "Randi" Ness OLSENElmer Leroy was a soldier in World War II.
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Elmer Leroy ESTES died 10 January 2015 in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
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Elmer Leroy ESTES was a businessman.
Elmer Leroy ESTES was a businessman.
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1920 Birth 29 January 1920
Wall, South Dakota, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.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.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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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)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.Obituary
RAPID CITY - Elmer L. 'Bud' Estes passed away Jan. 10, 2015, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, having lived at his own home until his final four days.
Bud was born Jan. 29, 1920, in Wall, the second child of Hugh P. Estes Jr. and Charlotte (Lundring) Estes. Bud's mother, a schoolteacher from Minnesota, came to Quinn to teach school in 1915. She met rancher Hugh Estes, whom she married one year later. Hugh's father was an early pioneer in western South Dakota. He came to Deadwood in 1877, before establishing a cattle ranch north of present day Wall around 1905. Bud grew up on his parents' ranch, attended country grade schools, and graduated from Wall High School in 1937.
The 1930s were hard times and Bud decided to look beyond the ranch for work. At age 17, he arrived in Lead, where he worked for Red Owl Food Stores. In 1939, he moved to Gillette, WY, where he was employed by the Gambles Store. In January 1941, barely 21, Bud was named Manager of the Gambles Store in Hot...Read MORE...
RAPID CITY - Elmer L. 'Bud' Estes passed away Jan. 10, 2015, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, having lived at his own home until his final four days.
Bud was born Jan. 29, 1920, in Wall, the second child of Hugh P. Estes Jr. and Charlotte (Lundring) Estes. Bud's mother, a schoolteacher from Minnesota, came to Quinn to teach school in 1915. She met rancher Hugh Estes, whom she married one year later. Hugh's father was an early pioneer in western South Dakota. He came to Deadwood in 1877, before establishing a cattle ranch north of present day Wall around 1905. Bud grew up on his parents' ranch, attended country grade schools, and graduated from Wall High School in 1937.
The 1930s were hard times and Bud decided to look beyond the ranch for work. At age 17, he arrived in Lead, where he worked for Red Owl Food Stores. In 1939, he moved to Gillette, WY, where he was employed by the Gambles Store. In January 1941, barely 21, Bud was named Manager of the Gambles Store in Hot...Read MORE...
2015 Death 10 January 2015
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
He died at the age of 95.
Elmer is buried at: Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis Meade County South Dakota, USA Plot: O_457
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