In loving memory of the two of the best!
Charles & Juanita Thomas Sr.
January 20, 1940 – December 20, 2022
Lived 82 years
Hillcrest Cemetery · Holly Springs, Ms
“If you don’t have anything else to do, stand on one leg” Papa-t
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1940
Born January 20
1944
Charles was 4 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1959
Charles was 19 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Charles was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Charles was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Charles was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Charles was 58 when Google was founded
2004
Charles was 64 when Facebook was launched
2016
Charles was 76 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Charles was 80 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away December 20, age 82
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