Dale Gene ROLLISON

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4 January 1953 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

22 November 2006 , Pennsylvania, USA

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Gene Raymond ROLLISON Glenna Helen SWINGLE

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Born: 4 January 1953 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Gene Raymond ROLLISON

Mother: Glenna Helen SWINGLE

Paternal grandparents: John ROLLISON , Tillie BEARSLEY

Maternal grandparents: Albert Lincoln SWINGLE , Susan Mae LAMBERTON

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Dale Gene married Jean Frances MERRITT . Jean Frances MERRITT was born 11 February 1953 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Jean Frances died 15 June 1976 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Jean Frances was the child of Lester George MERRITT and Mildred MCDONALD.

Dale Gene ROLLISON died 22 November 2006 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jean Frances MERRITT
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Jean Frances MERRITT was the child of Lester George MERRITT and Mildred MCDONALD

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Birth — 1953
4 January 1953
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1976 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Frances MERRITT died 15 June 1976, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Obituary
Times-Tribune, The (Scranton, PA) - Friday, November 24, 2006

Dale G. Rollison Sr., 53, of South Canaan, died Wednesday at home. His first wife, the former Jean Merrit, died in 1976.

Born in Carbondale, he was the son of Glenna Swingle Rollison, Waymart, and the late Gene Rollison. A graduate of Waymart High School, he was employed by Gentex Corp., Simpson. Previously, he worked as a custodian at Western Wayne Middle School and was engaged in farming for most of his life. He liked to hunt and fish and especially enjoyed his grandchildren.

Also surviving are a son, Dale G. Rollison Jr., South Canaan; three daughters, Regina Fenon, South Canaan; and Desiree Kane and Holly Warrick, both of Scranton; four sisters, Debbie Merrit, Prompton; Brenda Lanza, South Canaan; Bonnie Smith, Jermyn; and Kimberly Rollison, Maryland; eight grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Randy Rollison.

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