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In loving memory of Matthew Scaffe
Matthew Franklin Scaffe
August 18, 1940 – October 13, 2024
Lived 84 years
Southland Memorial · West Columbia, SC
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1940
Born August 18
1947
Matthew was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1950
Matthew was 10 when the Korean War began
1962
Matthew was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Matthew was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Matthew was 49 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Matthew was 55 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2007
Matthew was 67 when the first iPhone went on sale
2017
Matthew was 77 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Matthew was 82 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away October 13, age 84
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