In loving memory
Gerry Desmond Connolly
December 22, 1937 – February 5, 2017
Lived 79 years
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1937
Born December 22
1939
Gerry was 2 when World War II began in Europe
1944
Gerry was 7 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
Gerry was 14 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Gerry was 25 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Gerry was 34 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Gerry was 44 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Gerry was 60 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Gerry was 68 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Gerry was 77 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2017
Passed away February 5, age 79
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