In loving memory...
John Fredrick Verkerke
Husband, Father, Grandpa, Friend
September 9, 1942 – July 28, 2001
Lived 58 years
Hodge Cemetery · Fenton, MI
"Shit happens"
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John opening gifts
Daddy Daughter Dance
John and Bev dancing
Christmas 1997
Christmas 1990
The good looking guy in the corner
Lifetime
The world John knew
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1942
Born September 9
1955
John was 13 when Disneyland opened
1959
John was 17 when Barbie made her debut
1960
Graduated High School Redford Union
1962
John was 20 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1969
John was 27 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1982
John was 40 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1989
John was 47 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
John was 52 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Passed away July 28, age 58
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