In loving memory
Betty Joan Sperry
July 21, 1934 – February 4, 2024
Lived 89 years
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1934
Born July 21
1939
Betty was 5 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Betty was 8 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Betty was 24 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Betty was 35 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Betty was 37 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Betty was 55 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Betty was 64 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Betty was 71 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Betty was 81 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Betty was 88 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away February 4, age 89
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