In loving memory
Roy Wayne Perkins
December 9, 1941 – December 10, 2025
Lived 84 years
Oaklawn Cemetery of Mabank · Mabank, TX
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1941
Born December 9
1947
Roy was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Roy was 17 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Roy was 22 when Texan Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president
1976
Roy was 35 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Roy was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Roy was 53 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Roy was 63 when Facebook was launched
2010
Roy was 69 when Instagram was launched
2022
Roy was 81 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away December 10, age 84
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