Lithuanian National Cemetery: Albert Vaitis Carter

Albert Vaitis Carter: Lithuanian National Cemetery

Albert Vaitis Carter
July 4, 1915 - July 9, 1987
At Rest - Finally

His Wife
Violet Vaitis Carter
June 12, 1920 -

Al Carter Enjoyed Living and it was Contagious

VOCATIONS: ...Cook County Deputy Assessor ...Member - Certified Illinois Assessing Officers ...Real Estate Broker ...Insurance Broker ...Musician

AVOCATIONS: ...Democratic Precinct Captain 1940 - to Eternity ...Amateur Historian, photographer, Lecturer

HOBBIES: ...Collecting "Firsts" ...Membership Card-Holder No. 1, Procrstinators Club of America

HISTORIC TRAILS AND ROADS RETRACED: Apache Trail, Boston Post Road, Butterfield Overland Mail Roat, Chisholm Trail, Coronado Trail, Natchez Trace, National Road, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail

AND 1ST MOTORIST OVER THESE 20th CENTURY EXPRESSWAYS: Chicago Skyway - Apr. 16, 1958. Northwest Tollway - Aug. 20, 1958. East-West Tollway - Nov. 21, 1958. Tri-State Tollway - Dec. 23, 1958. Congress (Eisenhower) Expressway - Oct. 12, 1960. Northwest (Kennedy) Expressway - Nov. 5, 1960. Dan Ryan Expressway - Dec. 15, 1962. Southwest (Stevenson) Expressway, Oct. 24, 1964. Chicago-Detroit - I94 First Round Trip - Nov 22, 1972.

AL CARTER: Lifetime Member Local 10 Musicians Union. Percussionist - Drummer To You

Al Carter - First Paying Customer at World Events

Century 21 - Seattle World's Fair - Apr. 21, 1962
New York - World's Fair - Apr 22, 1964
Expo 67 - Montreal, Canada - Apr. 28, 1967
Hemisfair - San Antonio, Tex. - Apr 6, 1968
Expo 70 - Osaka, Japan - Mar. 15, 1970
Expo 74 - Spokane World's Fair - May 4, 1974
Okinawa World's Fair - Jul 20, 1975
Knoxville, Tenn. World's Fair - May 1, 1982
New Orleans, La. World Expo - May 12, 1984
Expo 86 Vancouver, B.C., Canada - May 2, 1986

And At Other Events

Chicago Railroad Fair - 1950
1st over Mackinac Bridge - Nov. 1, 1957
1st Passenger Thru St. Lawrence Seaway - Apr. 25, 1959
1st Visitor - Top of St. Louis Gateway Arch - Jul. 24, 1967
1st of Gen'l Public to top of Sears Tower - Jun. 22, 1974
1st at Int. Garden Fest, Liverpool, England - May 2, 1984

Al Carter - Born on the 4th of July 1915
In Cicero, Ill. Celebrated His Annual
39th Birthday in Some Historic Places

Plymouth Rock, Mass - 1968
Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo. - 1974
Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Penn. - 1976
Gettysburg, Penn. - 1977
Statue of Liberty, New York - 1978
Mayflower Steps, Plymouth, England - 1979

And in Some Places Named Independence

Independence Rock, Wyo. - 1952 Independence, Mo. - 1959 Independence, Kans. - 1959 Independence, Iowa. - 1972 Independence, Ind. - 1973 Independence, Ohio - 1981 Independence, Wis. - 1982 Independence, Miss. - 1983 Independence, La. - 1984 Independence, Ala. - 1985 Independence, Minn. - Planed for 1987

Monument Transcribed for GRAVEYARDS.COM:
July 4, 2005 - Al Carter's 90th birthday