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Kenton Schwarz
love you Dad, Miss you everyday
Dad
Earnest Kenton Schwarz
May 1, 1935 – December 11, 2025
Lived 90 years
Allen Cemetery · Gower, MO
"As good as the best, but not better than the rest"
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1935
Born May 1
1939
Earnest was 4 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
Earnest was 12 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Earnest was 16 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1955
Married Anna L Mentzer
1962
Bought farm at 731 NW Schwarz Rd Gower, MO
1967
Earnest was 32 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Earnest was 41 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Earnest was 54 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Earnest was 59 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Earnest was 69 when Facebook was launched
2014
Earnest was 79 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Earnest was 87 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away December 11, age 90
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