In loving memory of
Lionel Michael Falcon
June 16, 1936 – May 12, 2023
Lived 86 years
Hilton College Cemetery · Hilton, Natal
"Not good enough" (with a twinkle in his eye and a wide loving grin)
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1936
Born June 16
1939
Lionel was 3 when World War II began in Europe
1945
Lionel was 9 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1957
Lionel was 21 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1962
Lionel was 26 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1972
Lionel was 36 when President Nixon made his historic visit to China
1989
Lionel was 53 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
Lionel was 55 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2000
Lionel was 64 when the world entered 2000 with few Y2K computer problems
2010
Lionel was 74 when 33 trapped Chilean miners were rescued
2022
Lionel was 86 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away May 12, age 86
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