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Wayne Henry Cox Sr.

September 13, 1942 – January 23, 2022

Lived 79 years

Indianapolis, Indiana

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1942

Born September 13

1949

Wayne was 7 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

1959

Wayne was 17 when Barbie made her debut

1962

Wayne was 20 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

1976

Wayne was 34 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1982

Wayne was 40 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters

1994

Wayne was 52 when "Friends" premiered

2001

Wayne was 59 when Apple introduced the iPod

2010

Wayne was 68 when Apple's iPad went on sale

2021

Wayne was 79 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched

2022

Passed away January 23, age 79

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