VETERAN
Ryan Thomas Preston
November 30, 1982 – April 11, 2024
Lived 41 years
Willamette National Cemetery · Happy Valley, Oregon
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1982
Born November 30
1989
Ryan was 7 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Ryan was 13 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1998
Ryan was 16 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Ryan was 19 when the United States began military operations in Afghanistan
2004
Ryan was 22 when Facebook was launched
2024
Passed away April 11, age 41
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