In loving memory
Lawson Charles Schmelzle
May 18, 2005 – September 6, 2021
Lived 16 years
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2005
Born May 18
2005
The year Lawson was born, the first video was posted to YouTube
2009
Lawson was 4 when Captain Sully safely landed a jetliner on the Hudson River
2014
Lawson was 9 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
Lawson was 10 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2016
Lawson was 11 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2017
Lawson was 12 when fidget spinners became a schoolyard craze
2021
Passed away September 6, age 16
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