VETERAN
Forever Loved & Remembered
“Papa” Leonard Matthews
March 30, 1930 – August 19, 2016
Lived 86 years
In service to country
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“Papa” served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
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1930
Born March 30
1939
“Papa” was 9 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1948
“Papa” was 18 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1951
“Papa” was 21 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
“Papa” was 32 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1977
“Papa” was 47 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1989
“Papa” was 59 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
“Papa” was 64 when "Friends" premiered
2001
“Papa” was 71 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
“Papa” was 84 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2016
Passed away August 19, age 86
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