In loving memory of our awesome dad, fun grandpa and loving husband...
Michael Rene Meltebeke
November 19, 1947 – December 26, 2021
Lived 74 years
Valley of the Sun Cemetary · Chandler, AZ
"The first one goes down fast" (speaking about beer)
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1947
Born November 19
1947
Birth - Hillsboro, OR
1949
Michael was 2 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1958
Michael was 11 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1960
Graduated Junior High School Foster A. Begg Junior High - Bell Gardens, CA
1965
Graduated Mira Costa High School - Manhattan Beach, CA
1969
Michael was 22 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1970
Graduated College California State University - Fullerton
1971
Marriage
1971
Michael was 24 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Michael was 35 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Left Job Meltebeke Volkswagon (Facility Closed)
1995
Career - Meltebeke Volkswagon 30 Years (1965-1995)
1998
Michael was 51 when Google was founded
2001
Michael was 54 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Michael was 67 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
Retired Timmons VW - Parts Manager & System Administrator
2015
Moved to Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek, AZ (From Brea, CA)
2020
Michael was 73 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Died - Chandler, AZ (Chandler Regional Med Ctr)
2021
Passed away December 26, age 74
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