“Work hard and live right.”
John “Jack” Charles Terneus
May 28, 1932 – April 4, 2021
Lived 88 years
St. Agnes · Hillsboro, IL
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1932
Born May 28
1939
John was 7 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1941
John was 9 when the United States entered World War II
1955
John was 23 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1969
John was 37 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
John was 39 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
John was 49 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
John was 65 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
John was 69 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
John was 78 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2020
John was 88 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away April 4, age 88
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