VETERAN
In loving memory of my parents
Leonard Henrietta Tellinghuisen
September 21, 1932 – June 29, 2016
Lived 83 years
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1932
Born September 21
1939
Leonard was 7 when World War II began in Europe
1942
Leonard was 10 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1950
Leonard was 18 when the Korean War began
1962
Leonard was 30 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1977
Leonard was 45 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1981
Leonard was 49 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Leonard was 65 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Leonard was 73 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Leonard was 83 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2016
Passed away June 29, age 83
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