VETERAN
In Loving Memory of Our Hero
Maynard Eugene Melhorn
August 20, 1942 – August 31, 2022
Lived 80 years
South Macon Twp. Cemetery · Macon, Illinois
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1942
Born August 20
1947
Maynard was 5 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Maynard was 17 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Maynard was 25 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Maynard was 34 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Maynard was 40 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Maynard was 55 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Maynard was 62 when Facebook was launched
2014
Maynard was 72 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Maynard was 78 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away August 31, age 80
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