In loving memory
Christian "Chris" Amend Jr.
April 5, 1897 – February 28, 1985
Lived 87 years
Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington
Bless the Lord O My Soul
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1897
Born April 5
1898
Christian was 1 when the Spanish-American War began
1909
Christian was 12 when Grant County was created from Douglas County
1916
Christian was 19 when William Boeing founded the company that became Boeing
1929
Christian was 32 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1933
Christian was 36 when construction began on Grand Coulee Dam
1942
Christian was 45 when Grand Coulee Dam was completed
1951
Christian was 54 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Christian was 65 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1977
Christian was 80 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Christian was 85 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1985
Passed away February 28, age 87
Also resting here
The Amend name at Quincy Valley Cemetery
Christian Amend Sr.1872 – 1949
Katharina Amend1873 – 1952
MA
Marie Amend1904 – 1983
NA
Neal Winfield Amend1931 – 2000
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