VETERAN
In loving memory of Salvatore Pesta
Salvatore Frederick Pesta
November 17, 1940 – November 5, 2023
Lived 82 years
San Antonio, Texas
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1940
Born November 17
1949
Salvatore was 9 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1956
Salvatore was 16 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1961
Salvatore was 21 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1974
Salvatore was 34 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1982
Salvatore was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Salvatore was 57 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Salvatore was 65 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Salvatore was 74 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Salvatore was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away November 5, age 82
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