In loving memory
Leon Derricks
March 17, 1950 – December 8, 2023
Lived 73 years
Lovelady Cemetary · Forest, MS
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1950
Born March 17
1958
Leon was 8 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Leon was 12 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Leon was 21 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Leon was 39 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Leon was 44 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Leon was 51 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Leon was 67 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Leon was 72 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away December 8, age 73
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