Dennis Kasprzyk

October 20, 1942 – August 4, 2024

Lived 81 years

Chicago, IL

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1942

Born October 20

1945

Dennis was 3 when World War II ended

1954

Dennis was 12 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation

1962

Dennis was 20 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

1977

Dennis was 35 when Elvis Presley died

1982

Dennis was 40 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1997

Dennis was 55 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2005

Dennis was 63 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2014

Dennis was 72 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral

2022

Dennis was 80 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne

2024

Passed away August 4, age 81

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