In loving memory
Thomas Earnest Collins
September 27, 1937 – September 3, 2023
Lived 85 years
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1937
Born September 27
1939
Thomas was 2 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Thomas was 8 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1958
Thomas was 21 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Thomas was 25 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Thomas was 39 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Thomas was 45 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Thomas was 60 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Thomas was 64 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Thomas was 77 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Thomas was 85 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away September 3, age 85
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