My Decades Challenge

We start the year off with a death. George Johnson died of reasons unknown, though his family believes it was of a broken heart since he lost Cate near a year ago. He leaves behind his children Susan Fuller and Gary Johnson, grandchildren Kimberly Fuller, and the unborn child of Gary.
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Teresa had been seeing Beau for quite some time now. Only her brother John had known about the relationship. Mostly because he saw them at the dive bar together and Beau wasn't looking to be tied down and labeled boyfriend. Teresa went to see him at his trailer home and they spent a nice day together. He was a junker and spent his nights looking for junk parts to sell or at the local dive drinking the night away. On this particular day, Teresa decided to give him some news, they were expecting. While she was super excited, Beau wasn't too happy about it and made her leave. While later in the year they did reconcile as they had a bit of an on-again off-again relationship.
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David Hughes turns 30... He is the son of Betty and Henry Hughes, and grandson of Ruth Johnson.
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Cynthia Fox becomes a teen. Love that she has red hair like her dad.
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Chiyo turns 50. Surrounded by her family and closest friends. Even Jude's new girlfriend came to celebrate.
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James Wellington turns 30. Son of Ernest and Sophia Wellington and grandson of Anna and Nathaniel.
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Don had been enjoying retirement while Dean felt a bit lost with all the free time, they wanted to throw Lisa a birthday party but eventually decided against it since there was a death at the last one. But Dean made it most memorable for her and they had a nice family pool gathering with cake. Lisa decided that she wants to pursue music like her father. Lisa is now 18.
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Just a day after Dean decided to go on an evening ride, as he does most days. He hadn't been out the last couple of days due to celebrating with Lisa and making sure she had a great birthday. Don didn't want Dean to go and asked him to stay in again, but Dean was tired of staying home most nights and wanted to get out. When he rode he felt free and was in the midst of a mid-life crisis. He kissed Don goodbye and told him he'd see him later. Dean never made it home. He crashed his car up in the hills and didn't survive. Don was devastated and spent the rest of the year never leaving the house.
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Margaret Damme turns 50. The family came out to celebrate this occasion with a good ol' fashioned backyard BBQ. Marge was very happy to see everyone and enjoyed a nice game of cards with Warren and Delores. John, being the family liaison, had planned the entire thing ending it with a round of fireworks.
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After everyone had gone home Marge saw Teresa sitting on the couch a bit upset. When asking her what was going on Teresa told her she was pregnant. Marge was very disappointed, she thought she had raised her better than to be getting knocked up without being married first. She asked who the father was as she didn't even know Teresa was seeing anyone. When she told her it was Beau she hung her head down because she knew he would never be the father or man Teresa would need him to be. He was unemployed and noncommittal.
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After speaking with her mom, Teresa wondered if she'd ever be a good mom and felt great sadness and ill.
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Kevin Bertram becomes a teen. He has his mother's nose. What an adorable family.
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Susan Fuller turns 30. While it has been a hard year for the family, losing her mother then her father earlier in the year, she was enjoying turning older.
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It is that time again when I had to dish out a death roll. Frances McDermott is turning 85. She is the last first-generation child still living, not only that she is also the firstborn of our founders Emmett and Carolina. And as always I used the odds die evens live method. I tell you this is one lucky lady because she gets to go on for another couple of years.
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