In loving memory
Walter John Roach
October 30, 1925 – March 14, 2000
Lived 74 years
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1925
Born October 30
1928
Walter was 3 when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
1939
Walter was 14 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Walter was 20 when World War II ended
1950
Walter was 25 when the Korean War began
1964
Walter was 39 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1971
Walter was 46 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Walter was 57 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Walter was 72 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2000
Passed away March 14, age 74
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