... David Lafferty and Julia Marie Burke. He was named Raphael because he was supposed to be born on St, Raphael's day, October, 24th, but was fourteen days late. At the age of four, his family moved to Perry, Oklahoma. Later his family moved to Tulsa and Lafferty graduated from Cascia Hall High School, in the early 1930s. After graduation, Lafferty began taking ... . Lafferty did not have what people call to day a normal life style. He was of Irish descendant. He was a devoted Roman Catholic. At the age of ten, he did something very abnormal for ten year olds; he memorized Groliers History ...

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