VETERAN
Margaret “Peggy” Mary Keebler Scarpace
September 15, 1940 – June 10, 2026
Lived 85 years
Dearborn, MI
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1940
Born September 15
1940
Birth
1947
Margaret was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Margaret was 19 when Barbie made her debut
1961
Finished St Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Rochester New York
1962
Margaret was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1965
Two Tours in Vietnam in Air Force as Captain Syracuse, NY
1970
Married Frederick W. Scarpace OD
1971
Air Force Discharge - Air Force Commendation Medal, National Defense Service medal, Vietnam Service
1971
First Child Lisa Marie Scarpace Marusak
1972
Lucia Elizabeth Scarpace Meehan
1975
Margaret was 35 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1976
Leah Ann Scarpace
1978
Lauren James Scarpace
1982
Margaret was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Margaret was 55 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1996
Divorced!
2007
Margaret was 67 when the first iPhone went on sale
2017
Margaret was 77 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Margaret was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away June 10, age 85
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