Peggy ann clifford biography of william
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‘Did you ever see something so beautiful?’
A eulogy for Peggy Foley, who died Dec. 11, 2024.
On Nov. 4, 1948, 8-year-old Peggy Clifford skipped school.
She had permission. It was two days after the Presidential Election, and her dad, Bill Clifford, a union plumber and a good Democrat, had gotten wind of the fact that newly re-elected President Harry S Truman was traveling by train from his home in Independence to Washington, making whistlestops along the way to thank supporters.
So Peggy got the day off, and she and her dad took the streetcar from their flat on Montgomery Street to Union Station. As she would tell it, Bill got her as close to the platform as he could, even putting her on his shoulders in the crowd of 20,000, according to newspaper reports.
Those of you who know history will know what was about to unfold: It was in St. Louis, on the back of that train at Union Station, that someone handed the president a two-day old copy of the Chicago Tribune, with t
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Peggy Diane Clifford Henry
Peggy Diane Clifford Henry of Weatherford, Texas, passed away January 13th, 2020, at the age of 68, just three weeks shy of turning 69. She fought her battle with cancer fiercely, with dignity and grace until her last breath while undergoing treatment away from home in Laguna Hills, California.
Peggy was born in Visalia, California, on February 7th, 1951, to Basil Robnett Fishback and Clyda Mae (West) Fishback. She grew up in Saratoga, California, and graduated from Saratoga High School, class of 1969. Immediately following high school she studied nursing at University of Hawaii, Oahu, but left to start a family and her most important job of all, being a home maker and mother to her children.
During her homemaking career she also had a variety of occupations in sales, real estate, and as a small business owner. As an empty-nester she went back to school and graduated from Saddleback College Nursing Program in Mission Viejo, Ca
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Clifford William Harris
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