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Joe David Mitchell
January 2, 1948 – April 15, 2013
Lived 65 years
Luzerne Cemetary · Luzerne, MI
Big Pappy J, Ass Kicker, Name Taker.
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1948
Born January 2
1949
Joe was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1958
Joe was 10 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Joe was 21 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1970
Married Kathi Gordert
1970
Became a Father
1977
Joe was 29 when Elvis Presley died
1983
Joe was 35 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1997
Joe was 49 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Joe was 53 when Apple introduced the iPod
2003
Became a Grandfather
2010
Retired from Master Diesel Mechanic Consumer's Power
2010
Joe was 62 when Instagram was launched
2013
Passed away April 15, age 65
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