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Honoring The Life Of Robert L. Jones
Robert L. Jone
July 18, 1934 – April 26, 2026
Lived 91 years
Great Lakes National Cemetery · Holly, Michigan
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1934
Born July 18
1939
Robert was 5 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Robert was 8 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Robert was 24 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Robert was 28 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1970
retirement Milan federal Prison
1971
Robert was 37 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Robert was 55 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Robert was 60 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Robert was 70 when Facebook was launched
2016
Robert was 82 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2022
Robert was 88 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2026
Passed away April 26, age 91
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