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Portrait of Leslie Allen Balls

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Leslie Allen Balls

December 24, 1942 – December 29, 2018

Lived 76 years

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The world Leslie knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1942

Born December 24

1947

Leslie was 5 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier

1957

Leslie was 15 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik

1965

Married Laura McArthur

1967

Leslie was 25 when the first Super Bowl was played

1977

Leslie was 35 when Star Wars opened in theaters

1982

Leslie was 40 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1994

Leslie was 52 when "Friends" premiered

2001

Leslie was 59 when Apple introduced the iPod

2016

Leslie was 74 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures

2018

Passed away December 29, age 76

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Marissa Hansen 29w

A John Deere Mower

One of my favorite memories is pulling Grandpa around on his John Deere mower with a little trailer hooked up in the back he would ride in the back and I would drive him around the yard so he could pick up all the sticks.

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