The name "Dead Page" comes from my students. Back when I taught, we did Current Events every day, and often talked about notable persons who had died.
ROBERT DEHAVEN 1922-2008
Died July 10th.
Flying a P40 during WW II, Mr. Dehaven became a flying ace by shooting down 14 Japanese planes. His first victory came on July 14, 1943. During one stretch, he shot down ten Japanese planes over Markham Valley, Hollandia and Buna Lae. During another seven day period, beginning in late October 1944, he downed another four.
After the war, he met multi-millionaire Howard Hughes and became his personal pilot as well as a test pilot was Hughes's company.
Amother of the Greatest Generation.
BOBBY MURCER May 20, 1946-July 12, 2008
Played 17 seasons in the majors, mostly with the New York Yankees. He played with them from 1965-1966 and from 1969-1974 and compiled some impressive stats, including 252 home runs. He was in the military from 1967-1968.
He was among the Yankee teams that drove me crazy with their knack for defeating the White Sox, my favorite team. These guys included Joe Pepitone, Bobby Richardson, Mickey mantle, Roger Maris, Tommy Tresh (who I called "Tommy Trash"), Jim Bouton, Al Downing, Whitey Ford, and Mel Stottlemyre.
These guys drove me nuts with the ways they found to defeat the Sox. We could be ahead by seven runs in the 9th and lose.
Great player, but "Bad, Bad Yankees."
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