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Thomas David Derrickson
July 9, 1948 – November 18, 2019
Lived 71 years
Twin Oaks · Albany, Oregon
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1948
Born July 9
1948
Born
1949
Thomas was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1959
Thomas was 11 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Thomas was 14 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1966
Graduated High School Corvallis high
1975
Thomas was 27 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1977
1st Son born (Craig Thomas Derrickson)
1982
2nd Son Born (Kevin Ray Derrickson)
1983
Thomas was 35 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1995
Thomas was 47 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2007
Thomas was 59 when the first iPhone went on sale
2016
Thomas was 68 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2019
Died
2019
Passed away November 18, age 71
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