VETERAN
Francis McNelis Gene
Francis Gene McNelis
September 13, 1942 – August 9, 2023
Lived 80 years
Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery · Williamstown, New Jersey
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered “come to me”. With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, he only takes the best.
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Born in Paxton, Illinois
U.S. Navy Veteran that served 10 years in the Navy and did two tours of Vietnam.
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1942
Born September 13
1945
Francis was 3 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1955
Francis was 13 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1962
Francis was 20 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Francis was 34 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Francis was 40 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Francis was 56 when Google was founded
2007
Francis was 65 when the first iPhone went on sale
2017
Francis was 75 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Francis was 80 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away August 9, age 80
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