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In loving memory of
William Frederick Goddard
February 8, 1942 – February 9, 2023
Lived 81 years
Las Vegas, Nevada
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1942
Born February 8
1949
William was 7 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1951
William was 9 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
William was 20 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
William was 33 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1982
William was 40 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
William was 56 when Google was founded
2005
William was 63 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
William was 75 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
William was 80 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away February 9, age 81
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