Jack Wilkens (1941-2025) Obituary and Memorial

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1941

Born January 1

1947

Jack was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier

1955

Jack was 14 when Disneyland opened

1964

Jack was 23 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act

1971

Jack was 30 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida

1981

Jack was 40 when MTV began broadcasting

1997

Jack was 56 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2001

Jack was 60 when Apple introduced the iPod

2015

Jack was 74 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway

2022

Jack was 81 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne

2025

Passed away November 28, age 84

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