American decathlete (1905-1996).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Detroit.
Died April 19th, 1996 at 90 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde