VETERAN
In loving memory of Patrick ‘Beebop’ Spencer
Patrick Peter Spencer
Captain
April 8, 1950 – February 25, 2023
Lived 72 years
Katikati, Bay Of Plenty, Auckland
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” Charles Spurgeon
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Patrick served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
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1950
Born April 8
1953
Patrick was 3 when New Zealander Edmund Hillary reached the top of Everest
1962
Patrick was 12 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
Patrick was 25 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1987
Patrick was 37 when the All Blacks won the first Rugby World Cup
1991
Patrick was 41 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2000
Patrick was 50 when the world entered 2000 with few Y2K computer problems
2019
Patrick was 69 when scientists released the first image of a black hole
2022
Patrick was 72 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away February 25, age 72
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