In loving memory of our Papa. The Man, The Myth, The Legend ❤️
James Earl Updike
June 14, 1949 – February 13, 2020
Lived 70 years
Bayfield Cemetery · Bayfield, Colorado
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1949
Born June 14
1959
James was 10 when Barbie made her debut
1967
James was 18 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
James was 27 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
James was 33 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
James was 49 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
James was 56 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
James was 66 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Passed away February 13, age 70
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