In loving memory
Rose Marie Wells
September 11, 1927 – September 6, 2025
Lived 97 years
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1927
Born September 11
1928
Rose was 1 when Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie"
1939
Rose was 12 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Rose was 15 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Rose was 24 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1960
Jean Born
1962
Rose was 35 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1977
Rose was 50 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1981
Rose was 54 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Rose was 67 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Rose was 78 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Rose was 90 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2025
Passed away September 6, age 97
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