VETERAN
Robert Gene Dietrich
December 1, 1945 – September 26, 2025
Lived 79 years
St. Thomas City Cemetery · St. Thomas, ND
Above all things, his family came first! Avid sportsman and hunter, loyal friend.
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1945
Born December 1
1946
Robert was 1 when "It's a Wonderful Life" opened in theaters
1950
Started school at age 5 One room schoolhouse Glasston North Dakota
1951
Robert was 6 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Robert was 17 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1963
Graduated St Thomas Public School St Thomas
1963
Basic Training-US Army
1968
Marriage to Wanda Rawlins
1968
Birth of daughter Andrea Gayle
1972
Birth of daughter Rebecca Noelle
1975
Robert was 30 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1980
Marriage to Mona Kay Dietrich
1982
Birth of daughter Jessica Nicole
1983
Robert was 38 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1985
Birth of son Darrin Michael
1998
Robert was 53 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2007
Robert was 62 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Robert was 65 when Instagram was launched
2022
Robert was 77 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away September 26, age 79
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