In loving memory
Shirley Caldwell
November 11, 1933 – November 5, 2025
Lived 91 years
Maple Hill · Fairfield, Illinois
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1933
Born November 11
1939
Shirley was 6 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1945
Shirley was 12 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
Shirley was 18 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Shirley was 36 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Shirley was 44 when Elvis Presley died
1982
Shirley was 49 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Shirley was 65 when Google was founded
2005
Shirley was 72 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Shirley was 84 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Shirley was 89 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away November 5, age 91
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