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Obituary
Written by his oldest child, Kathleen Littfin. Not, the birth date is incorrect because this was just a proof, not a final copy.
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William Rolland Desmond
August 24, 1928 – January 2, 2019
Lived 90 years
Always eat your dessert first!
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1928
Born August 24
1929
William was 1 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1935
William was 7 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1945
William was 17 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1950
Marriage
1950
William was 22 when the Korean War began
1962
William was 34 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
William was 43 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
William was 54 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
William was 70 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
William was 76 when Facebook was launched
2017
William was 89 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2019
Passed away January 2, age 90
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A school paper about his life written by his great-grandson, Dalton Emerson.
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