In loving memory
Ken Alfred Alexander
February 3, 1947 – July 20, 2023
Lived 76 years
Victoria, British Columbia
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1947
Born February 3
1949
Ken was 2 when Newfoundland joined Canada
1957
Ken was 10 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1962
Ken was 15 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1972
Ken was 25 when Paul Henderson's goal won the Summit Series against the Soviet Union
1989
Ken was 42 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
Ken was 44 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2008
Ken was 61 when Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing
2010
Ken was 63 when Sidney Crosby's golden goal won Olympic gold in Vancouver
2022
Ken was 75 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away July 20, age 76
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