In loving memory
Lester Ollen Crain
August 8, 1924 – December 30, 1986
Lived 62 years
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1924
Born August 8
1927
Lester was 3 when Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic
1939
Lester was 15 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1943
Military Service Army WWII ETO
1945
Military Retirement Army Honorable Discharge Private First Class
1947
Lester was 23 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1948
Married to Aldeen Romonoa Martin
1950
Lester was 26 when the Korean War began
1967
Lester was 43 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Lester was 47 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Lester was 58 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1986
Passed away December 30, age 62
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