In loving memory of
Colin & Jean Clay
March 3, 1936 – August 20, 2023
Lived 87 years
Sydney, New South Wales
“Thank you for the music”
Life story
Colin & Jean Clay.
Husband & wife.
Mother & Father to 2.
Grandparents to 5.
Great Grandparents many times over.
Beloved and missed.
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Lifetime
The world Colin knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
1936
Born March 3
1936
Colin Dane Clay - Date of Birth
1938
Frederica Jean Clay - Date of Birth
1939
Colin was 3 when World War II began in Europe
1944
Colin was 8 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1956
Colin was 20 when the Summer Olympics opened in Melbourne
1961
Colin was 25 when construction of the Berlin Wall began
1973
Colin was 37 when the Sydney Opera House opened
1989
Colin was 53 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
Colin was 55 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2000
Colin was 64 when the Summer Olympics opened in Sydney
2011
Colin was 75 when Prince William married Catherine Middleton
2022
Colin was 86 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away August 20, age 87
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