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The best dad, grandpa & great grandpa ever!
Michael E Nelson
July 14, 1946 – October 26, 2020
Lived 74 years
Woodlawn Cemetery · St Maries, ID
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1946
Born July 14
1946
Birth
1947
Michael was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Michael was 13 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Graduated High School from St Maries
1964
Michael was 18 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Marriage to Donna
1971
Michael was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1972
Birth of his daughter Karin
1976
Birth of his daughter Nycole
1978
Birth of his son Jimmy
1983
Michael was 37 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1995
Michael was 49 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1997
Marriage to Connie
2005
Michael was 59 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Michael was 70 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Family Reunion
2020
Passed away October 26, age 74
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