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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (3 March 1895 – 26 July 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955).
Gary Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second of Mary and Thomas Ridgway's three sons.His home life was somewhat troubled; relatives have described his mother as domineering and have said that, while young, he witnessed more than one violent argument between his parents.
The Ridgway Sun was a weekly newspaper based in Ridgway, Colorado and owned by Ouray County Newspapers. Known as the "Newspaper that refused to die" it was the newspaper of record for Ridgway. History
Hasan Saltık, 57, Turkish record producer and free speech activist, heart attack. [52] Ottorino Sartor, 75, Peruvian footballer (Defensor Arica, Atlético Chalaco, national team). [53] Bill Scanlon, 64, American tennis player, cancer. [54] Ganga Stone, 79, American social activist, founder of God's Love We Deliver. [55]
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway (14 November 1929 – 19 October 2024) was an Italian-American archaeologist and specialist in ancient Greek sculpture. Life and career
Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics.He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of birds at the United States National Museum, a title he held until his death.
Ridgway was born at Stockport in Cheshire on 10 August 1923. [1] As a county cricketer, Ridgway, although not appearing a likely successful pace bowler because of his slight build, was the mainstay of Kent County Cricket Club's opening attack for a decade after World War II, except on the rare occasions that Jack Martin could get away from business.
In 1899, he married Susan Ridgway Willing (1865–1933) at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island. [10] [11] Susan, the eldest child of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Caroline (née Barton) Willing, [12] was the sister of Ava Lowle Willing (who married John Jacob Astor IV). [11] [13] Before his death, they were the parents of one daughter: