Tom & Mary Hrynik
Tom & Mary Hrynik
October 27, 1938 – June 4, 2024
Lived 85 years
Troy, Michigan
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1938
Born October 27
1939
Tom was 1 when World War II began in Europe
1945
Tom was 7 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1958
Tom was 20 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Tom was 25 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
Tom was 33 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Tom was 43 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Tom was 60 when Google was founded
2001
Tom was 63 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Tom was 72 when Instagram was launched
2022
Tom was 84 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away June 4, age 85
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