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By Lisa TRIGG TRIBUNE-STAR Every year on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the congregation of Lost Creek Bap tist Church gathers “to remem ber those who have gone on before us” This year, the memorial pro gram took on a special mean ing as those gathered remem bered a man who gave his own life to save 50 others more than 50 years ago in Terre Haute. Carl Ross died Sept. 19, 1961 when a bomb exploded at the Terre Haute YWCA on North Seventh Street. Ross, the 63-year-old janitor of the building, discovered a ticking box inside the building, and warned the women staying there to evacuate the facility. They did, but Ross was trying to get the bomb out of the building when it went off at 7:05 a.m. He was the only casu alty of the incident. Dawn Ross, great niece of Carl Ross - her grandfather and Carl’s father were brothers - Check it out . Lost Creek Baptist Church will cel ebrate its 163rd anniversary next Sunday with an afternoon service beginning at 3:30. — Page A6 shared the story of her ancestor during Sunday's service. She said she was surprised to learn about Carl, since her own father, James “Buster” Ross, was well-known for talking about family history. Dawn said she learned the story of Carl's death only a few months ago after receiving an email from James Shepard, a historical researcher of the Lost Creek community, “I found it to be one of the most heroic family stories I had ever heard about — whether in our family or otherwise,” she told the church gathering. “Here was a true American hero, who made the ultimate sacrifice and he wasn’t a war hero. He was our hero, from right here in Lost Creek.” Turn to HERO, A2
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Terre Haute Tribune Star
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Mon, May 27, 2013
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