Detroit’s SECOND Most Star-Studded Cemetery | White Chapel | Jimmy Hoffa Wife, Lee Iacocca, DeLorean

If you would like to contribute to my Patreon please visit James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913; disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 until 1971. Hoffa married Josephine Poszywak, an 18-year-old Detroit laundry worker of Polish heritage, in Bowling Green, Ohio, on September 24, 1936; the couple had met during a non-unionized laundry workers’ strike action six months earlier. The couple had two children: a daughter, Barbara Ann Crancer, and a son, James P. Hoffa. John Zachary DeLorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American engineer, inventor and executive in the US automobile industry, widely known for his work at General Motors and as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. Jack Kevorkian (/kɪˈvɔːrkiən/; May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient’s right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote “Dying is not a crime“. Kevorkian claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients, to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the name of “Dr. Death“. There was support for his cause, and he helped set the platform for reform. John James “Jack“ Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a Hall of Fame player during a 10-year professional career with Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. Lido Anthony “Lee“ Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He was president and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of the only executives to preside over the operations of two of the Big Three automakers.
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