VETERAN
In loving memory of Dwight Truman Combs
Dwight Truman Combs
August 16, 1941 – February 9, 2021
Lived 79 years
Hickory Grove · Alton, MO
"It's better to be 10 minutes early than 1 minute late."
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1941
Born August 16
1947
Dwight was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Dwight was 10 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Dwight was 21 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
Dwight was 34 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1981
Dwight was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Dwight was 53 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Dwight was 60 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Dwight was 76 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Dwight was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away February 9, age 79
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