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Portrait of Don Wendell Bentley
Don Bentley

Don Wendell Bentley

May 3, 1943 – February 3, 2018
Lived 74 years
Mesquite, TX
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value other above yourselves. Philippians 2:3
Life story

Don Bentley “Pawpaw” was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather as well as son and brother. His family meant the world to him. Anyone who met him, loved him. He had a way of making those who met him feel seen, loved, and special.

Don was born in Arkansas to Bethel and Olas Bentley on May 3rd. He was a brother to 7 siblings. He met the love of his life, Dianna, in high school. They spent every passing year together raising their children and building a legacy that would be cherished deeply by those who knew and loved him.

The memory of our Pawpaw will be honored forever by the example he set for his family to love others as Christ loved us.

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1943
Born May 3
1945
Don was 2 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1959
Don was 16 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Don was 24 when the first Super Bowl was played
1974
Don was 31 when Dallas/Fort Worth Airport opened for passenger service
1982
Don was 39 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Don was 55 when Google was founded
2004
Don was 61 when Facebook was launched
2010
Don was 67 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2018
Passed away February 3, age 74
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