In loving memory
Heather Nicole Blackburn
October 12, 1984 – March 25, 2018
Lived 33 years
Oak Grove Memorial Gardens · Durham, NC
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1984
Born October 12
1984
Birth - Rex Hospital
1989
Heather was 5 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Diagnosed with Diabetes at age 11
1995
Education Elementary Oak Grove
1995
Heather was 11 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1998
Education Middle School Neal
1998
Heather was 14 when Google was founded
2001
Heather was 17 when Apple introduced the iPod
2002
Education High School Southern
2004
Education Greensboro College
2005
Education Alamance Community College
2007
Heather was 23 when the first iPhone went on sale
2012
Kidney failure - started dialysis
2014
Surprise 30th Birthday
2016
Below knee amputation
2018
Heather’s Funeral
2018
Passed away March 25, age 33
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