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Donald and Dorothy Dykes
April 15, 1930 – November 22, 2023
Lived 93 years
Lemke Funeral Home · Clinton, IA
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1930
Born April 15
1939
Donald was 9 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1948
Donald was 18 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1950
Donald was 20 when the Korean War began
1962
Donald was 32 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Donald was 46 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Donald was 51 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Donald was 64 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Donald was 71 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Donald was 80 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2022
Donald was 92 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away November 22, age 93
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