In loving memory of Josephine & John

Josephine Marie and John Vincent Trotta

August 2, 1927 – December 24, 2020

Lived 93 years

Staten Island, New York

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1927

Born August 2

1929

Josephine was 2 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday

1939

Josephine was 12 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta

1945

Josephine was 18 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day

1958

Josephine was 31 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country

1969

Josephine was 42 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

1977

Josephine was 50 when Elvis Presley died

1981

Josephine was 54 when MTV began broadcasting

1998

Josephine was 71 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America

2005

Josephine was 78 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2010

Josephine was 83 when Instagram was launched

2020

Passed away December 24, age 93

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