In loving memory
Gene Donald McGougan
March 20, 1935 – August 19, 2023
Lived 88 years
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1935
Born March 20
1939
Gene was 4 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1945
Gene was 10 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1958
Gene was 23 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Gene was 27 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Gene was 36 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Gene was 47 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Gene was 63 when Google was founded
2005
Gene was 70 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Gene was 79 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Gene was 87 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away August 19, age 88
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