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Mom & Dad
Joan & Herb Wright
Wife , Mom, grandma, ggma, Husband, Dad, grandpa, ggpa
August 26, 1938 – October 27, 2018
Lived 80 years
Blue Hills cemetery · Braintree, Mass
Mom: you stop that right now!! Dad: Tell me something good
In service to country
Thank you for your service
Joan served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Life story
Herb and Joan Wright
Always in ours hearts and Missed. Married 60 years, 7 Children, 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.
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The world Joan knew
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1938
Born August 26
1939
Joan was 1 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1945
Joan was 7 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1958
Joan was 20 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Joan was 24 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Joan was 38 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Joan was 44 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Joan was 60 when Google was founded
2004
Joan was 66 when Facebook was launched
2016
Joan was 78 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2018
Passed away October 27, age 80
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