In loving memory
Michael Ray Owens
December 13, 1946 – May 5, 2025
Lived 78 years
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1946
Born December 13
1947
Michael was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Michael was 13 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Michael was 23 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1977
Michael was 31 when Elvis Presley died
1989
Michael was 43 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Michael was 48 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Michael was 59 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Michael was 68 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Michael was 76 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away May 5, age 78
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