"Red". Wife Virgle. Father of Phyllis, Shirley, Delores, and Arthur. Paralyzed from the waist down in a coal mine accident at Thermal Mine near Knoxville, Il. According to the Tuesday, April 8, 1969 Galesburg Register Mail (newspaper), the accident occurred when Red was hit by a rock slide. A friend nearby freed him, but not before the falling rock had caused substantial injuries. At the time of the article, he had been in a wheel chair for the past 11 years.
"Red". Wife Virgle. Father of Phyllis, Shirley, Delores, and Arthur. Paralyzed from the waist down in a coal mine accident at Thermal Mine near Knoxville, Il. According to the Tuesday, April 8, 1969 Galesburg Register Mail (newspaper), the accident occurred when Red was hit by a rock slide. A friend nearby freed him, but not before the falling rock had caused substantial injuries. At the time of the article, he had been in a wheel chair for the past 11 years.
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