In loving memory
Don Eldon Emley
December 31, 1931 – November 12, 2023
Lived 91 years
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1931
Born December 31
1939
Don was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
Don was 13 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
Don was 20 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1964
Don was 33 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Don was 40 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Don was 58 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Don was 67 when Google was founded
2007
Don was 76 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Don was 79 when Instagram was launched
2022
Don was 91 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away November 12, age 91
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