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| 1952 |
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 15, 1952. |
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| 1956 |
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Brother, Wendell David, was stillborn on March 6, 1956. Gene is now buried next to this brother. |
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| 1970 |
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Married Christene Elizabeth Piker in Corning, Arkansas on July 9, 1970. |
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| 1970 |
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Joined the United States Air Force on December 29, 1970. |
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| 1971 |
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Son Chad Eugene was born on April 28, 1971, in Searcy, Arkansas. |
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| 1973 |
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Honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force on August 26, 1973. |
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| 1975 |
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Adopted son, Travis John, was born on January 9, 1975, in Bonne Terre, Missouri. |
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| 1975 |
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Gene's younger brother, Kevin Michael, drowned on Father's Day, June 15, 1975, at age 8. |
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| 1977 |
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Daughter, Shawna Lea, was born on May 14, 1977, in Searcy, Arkansas. |
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| 1977 |
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Divorced Chris at Farmington, Missouri on August 19, 1977. |
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| 1977 |
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Married Marleen Kay Welch Kaufman on September 17, 1977, in Herculaneum, Missouri. |
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| 1981 |
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Divorced Marleen at Farmington, Missouri, on December 7, 1981. |
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| 1982 |
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Married Joni Lynn Kercher at DeSoto, Missouri on December 4, 1982. |
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| 1992 |
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Son, Chad, was killed in an automobile accident in Florida on December 3, 1992. |
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| 2007 |
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Celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on December 4, with a celebratory party on December 2. |
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| 2008 |
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Retired on June 27, 2008, as the Parts Manager of the southern branch of Shipping Utilities. |
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| 2008 |
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Gene entered the hospital on July 22, 2008. At the time he entered the hospital, he couldn't even tell them why he was there, it was just a feeling he had that he needed to be there. |
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| 2008 |
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Passed away on September 14, 2008 at the age of 55, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in south St. Louis, Missouri. |
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| 2008 |
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Gene was laid to rest on September 19 in the same small country cemetery as several of his grandparents, aunts, and uncles. He lies next to his brother, Wendell. |
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