Trudy S. Ricks (1948-2023) Obituary and Memorial

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1948

Born February 9

1949

Trudy was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

1957

Trudy was 9 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik

1962

Trudy was 14 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

1971

Trudy was 23 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida

1982

Trudy was 34 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1997

Trudy was 49 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2004

Trudy was 56 when Facebook was launched

2014

Trudy was 66 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral

2022

Trudy was 74 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne

2023

Passed away August 28, age 75

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