In Loving Memory Of
John Watson Bergstresser Jr.
March 17, 1946 – November 17, 2018
Lived 72 years
Tecula Cemetery · Jacksonville, Texas
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1946
Born March 17
1947
John was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
John was 12 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1961
John was 15 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1976
John was 30 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
John was 36 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
John was 48 when "Friends" premiered
2001
John was 55 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
John was 70 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2018
Passed away November 17, age 72
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