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Jack Burnett
Jackie Lee Burnett
March 29, 1933 – March 15, 1993
Lived 59 years
Galva Cemetery · Galva, Illinois
In service to country
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Jackie served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Life story
Jack was born, raised and educated in Galva Illinois to Bernice and Roy Rosenow and later adopted by Edgar Burnett.
Jack was the third of eight children, with five brothers and two sisters, most are here with him at Galva Cemetery.
Jack joined the army straight out of High School and married JoAnn Stuart the following October (10/11/52). They had four children, Kathleen, Tana, Jack and Debbie. Together they traveled the world as a proud military family.
Jack served in the Korean Conflict, Lebanon Crisis, and the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic and meritorious service. He retired in April 1971 after 20 years of service and returned to raise his family in his hometown of Galva.
Jack and JoAnn have seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren, and although they didn't meet most of them, their love is a part of each of them. JoAnn died on 1/9/1976.
Jack married Linda Bloom on 5/12/1982 and was stepfather to her two children, Jeff and Lori Robinson.
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The world Jackie knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
1933
Born March 29
1942
Jackie was 9 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1945
Jackie was 12 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1950
Jackie was 17 when the Korean War began
1951
Jackie was 18 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1961
Jackie was 28 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1962
Jackie was 29 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Jackie was 43 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1993
Passed away March 15, age 59
Also resting here
The Burnett name at Galva Cemetery
JoAnn Lucille Burnett1934 – 1976
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