In Loving Memory of Poppa
Larry Joe Karr Sr.
September 13, 1940 – August 6, 2021
Lived 80 years
Merryville, Louisiana
Don’t let these cheap clothes fool you, I got money. -Poppa
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1940
Born September 13
1947
Larry was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Larry was 18 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1964
Larry was 24 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1977
Larry was 37 when Elvis Presley died
1982
Larry was 42 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Larry was 58 when Google was founded
2007
Larry was 67 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Larry was 70 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2020
Larry was 80 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away August 6, age 80
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