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Husband, Dad, Grandad, Great-Grandad. Proud Cherokee.
Chester (Sonny) Leon Whitmire Jr.
November 7, 1939 – March 10, 2022
Lived 82 years
Old Green Cemetery · Westville, Ok
BOOMER SOONER!
In service to country
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Chester served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Life story
Loved his family, fishing, hunting, nature, the Sooners and to laugh. He loved having his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids around him. He'd always look at Mom and say, "Look what we did". I miss you every moment of every day, Daddy.
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1939
Born November 7
1942
Chester was 3 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Chester was 19 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Chester was 23 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Chester was 32 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Chester was 43 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Chester was 56 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
Chester was 65 when Facebook was launched
2017
Chester was 78 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2021
Chester was 82 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away March 10, age 82
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