In loving memory
Jimmie D Hughes Sr.
November 28, 1937 – February 22, 2015
Lived 77 years
Graceland Cemetery · Decatur, Illinois
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1937
Born November 28
1939
Jimmie was 2 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
Jimmie was 10 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Jimmie was 21 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1959
Married
1962
Jimmie was 25 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Jimmie was 39 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Jimmie was 45 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Jimmie was 58 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Jimmie was 68 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Jimmie was 73 when Instagram was launched
2015
Passed away February 22, age 77
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