In loving memory
Walter Joseph Desjarlais
May 9, 1949 – January 25, 2018
Lived 68 years
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1949
Born May 9
1959
Walter was 10 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Walter was 15 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Walter was 22 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Walter was 33 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Walter was 45 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Walter was 56 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Walter was 66 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2018
Passed away January 25, age 68
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