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Raymond “Larry” Smith
October 18, 1945 – May 21, 2024
Lived 78 years
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1945
Born October 18
1947
Raymond was 2 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Raymond was 10 when Disneyland opened
1966
Marine Corps
1969
Raymond was 24 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Raymond was 31 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Raymond was 44 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Raymond was 49 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Raymond was 56 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Raymond was 65 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2022
Raymond was 77 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away May 21, age 78
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