Emily Lambert
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Daddy
Best daddy any girl could ever want!
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In loving memory of our daddy
Benny Reid Wilhelm
March 30, 1949 – April 22, 2022
Lived 73 years
New Salem · Statesville, Nc
Blessed
In service to country
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Benny served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Life story
Benny served in Vietnam and was devoted to
American Legion Post 65. He married Linda in 1967 and remained soul mates till he past in 2022.He was a wonderful daddy to Amy and Emily. He was the best papaw to Ashley,Jeremy,Lexi,Tyler and great grandpa to Aleeah and Colesin. He loved his friends, bow hunting friends and his church family at New Salem.
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1949
Born March 30
1949
Bennys Birthday
1958
Benny was 9 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Benny was 14 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1967
Mom and Dads Anniversary
1976
Benny was 27 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1983
Benny was 34 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1995
Benny was 46 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Benny was 52 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Benny was 61 when Instagram was launched
2021
Benny was 72 when NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars
2022
Passed away April 22, age 73
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