VETERAN
Robert Michael Basalla Sr.
September 14, 1936 – May 14, 2021
Lived 84 years
Friends Cemetery · Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania
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1936
Born September 14
1939
Robert was 3 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1942
Robert was 6 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Robert was 15 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1954
Military Service Army
1957
Army Honorable Discharge Specialist 3rd Class
1959
Married Verna Gomola
1960
Daughter Kathryn Born
1962
Established Basalla Homes
1962
Son John born
1962
Robert was 26 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1964
Son Robert Jr born
1967
Daughter Cindy born
1974
Robert was 38 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1989
Robert was 53 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1997
Robert was 61 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Robert was 65 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Robert was 78 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Robert was 84 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away May 14, age 84
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