William Burnett Stokely Jr. (Mar. 9, 1900-Oct. 17, 1966). William Burnett Stokely was born in Newport, Tennessee. He was two years younger than the canning company that his father and namesake founded with his… Read More »William Burnett Stokely Jr.
Wendell Trogdon (July 23, 1929-May 29, 2014). Born in Heltonville, Indiana, Wendell Trogdon graduated from Franklin College in 1951 before serving three years in the U.S Army Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) during… Read More »Wendell Trogdon
Fred C. (Bud) Tucker Jr. (Oct. 25, 1918-Dec. 10, 1994). Born and raised in Indianapolis, Fred (Bud) Tucker Jr.’s father F. C. Tucker Sr. founded the eponymous Indianapolis real estate company in 1918. Tucker Jr.… Read More »Fred C. (Bud) Tucker Jr.
Henry Wesley and Harry Dunn Tutewiler (Hebry, Jan. 18, 1842-Nov. 4, 1917; and Harry, July 19, 1869-June 3, 1945). Henry Wesley Tutewiler was the middle son of an early Indianapolis builder and contractor, Henry Tutewiler. His… Read More »Henry Wesley and Harry Dunn Tutewiler
Clemens Vonnegut Sr. (Nov. 20, 1824-Dec. 13, 1906). German immigrant Clemens Vonnegut Sr. was the patriarch of the Indianapolis Vonneguts. He was a successful merchant, civic leader, and intellectual. Born in Münster, Westphalia,… Read More »Clemens Vonnegut Sr.
Madam C. J. Walker (Dec. 23, 1867–May 25, 1919). Madam C. J. Walker arrived in Indianapolis in February 1910, attracted by its thriving indiana avenue business community, access to Union Station for her mail-order… Read More »Madam C. J. Walker
August (Gus) Maseru Watanabe (Aug. 17, 1941-June 9, 2009). Renowned physician, clinical investigator, and pharmaceutical executive, August (Gus) Watanabe was born in Portland, Oregon, at the time of World War II when anti-Japanese sentiments… Read More »August (Gus) Maseru Watanabe
Robert V. Welch (May 26, 1927-Sept. 11, 1992). Robert V. Welch was born in Indianapolis and graduated from Cathedral High School and the University of Notre Dame. He served in the U.S. Navy… Read More »Robert V. Welch
John R. Weliever (Oct. 23, 1941-Sept. 11, 1992). A graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and Butler University, Weliever worked in the restaurant business and operated automobile dealerships in Morgan County. He served… Read More »John R. Weliever
Helen Wells (Feb. 3, 1927-April 14, 2016). Helen Wells, born Helen Gardiner, grew up in the historic Garfield Park Neighborhood on the southside of Indianapolis. Born into a large Catholic family, she… Read More »Helen Wells
