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Portrait of Evelyn Jean Zimmerman
In loving Memory of my Mom Evie Zimmerman

Evelyn Jean Zimmerman

September 16, 1931 – April 3, 2017
Lived 85 years
Sleepy Hollow Cemetary · North Tarrytown - Sleepy Hollow, New York
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1931
Born September 16
1939
Evelyn was 8 when World War II began in Europe
1942
Adopted Parents: Essie and William Jenkins
1942
Evelyn was 11 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1949
Education Nesquehoning High School, Pennsylvania
1953
Bachelor of Science College - Nursing School Philadephia General Hospital
1954
Married Richard Victor Zimmerman
1955
Evelyn was 24 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1956
Son William R. Zimmerman born
1957
Daughter Candace Jean Zimmerman born
1969
Evelyn was 38 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Evelyn was 40 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Evelyn was 51 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Evelyn was 67 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Evelyn was 73 when Facebook was launched
2015
Evelyn was 84 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2017
Passed away April 3, age 85
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