Michelle Vogl
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100 years from now you’ll never know it!!
In loving memory
William (Bill) Ray Jacobs
August 2, 1942 – May 26, 2022
Lived 79 years
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The world William knew
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1942
Born August 2
1949
William was 7 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1954
William was 12 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation
1964
William was 22 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1974
William was 32 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1982
William was 40 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
William was 56 when Google was founded
2001
William was 59 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
William was 68 when Instagram was launched
2020
William was 78 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away May 26, age 79
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Lonnie Dirks
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Miss you Dad!
Love you ❤️
Jena Dirks
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Grampy
We miss you!
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