VETERAN
Walter Joseph Simpkins
June 28, 1948 – March 8, 2016
Lived 67 years
Lawnside · Pilesgrove, New Jersey
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1948
Born June 28
1949
Walter was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1956
Walter was 8 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1968
Walter was 20 when the Tet Offensive began in Vietnam
1971
Walter was 23 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1976
Married - Carol Ruth Coffey
1981
Daughter - Tara Lyn Simpkins
1982
Son - Sean Walter Simpkins
1982
Walter was 34 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Walter was 49 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Walter was 56 when Facebook was launched
2008
Granddaughter - Kaylyn Marie Simpkins
2014
Grandson - Connor Joseph Simpkins
2015
Walter was 67 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2016
Passed away March 8, age 67
2022
Grandson - Wyatt Aidan Simpkins
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