VETERAN
In loving memory of
Melvin Kelly Goddard
August 16, 1944 – March 6, 2024
Lived 79 years
West Virginia
“The chicken runs at midnight”
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Melvin served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
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The world Melvin knew
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1944
Born August 16
1947
Melvin was 3 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Melvin was 15 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Melvin was 25 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1975
Melvin was 31 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1983
Melvin was 39 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1998
Melvin was 54 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Melvin was 61 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Melvin was 70 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Melvin was 78 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away March 6, age 79
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