VETERAN
In loving memory of
Dennis Chaffee Sr.
January 4, 1940 – January 19, 2021
Lived 81 years
Prospect Hill Cemetery · Hampden, Massachusetts
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Dennis served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
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1940
Born January 4
1947
Dennis was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Dennis was 19 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Dennis was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
Dennis was 35 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1989
Dennis was 49 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Dennis was 58 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Dennis was 65 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Dennis was 70 when Instagram was launched
2020
Dennis was 80 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away January 19, age 81
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