In Loving Memory
Maricel Evangelista Avellana
May 17, 1954 – January 24, 2025
Lived 70 years
Pierce Valhalla · Los Angeles, California
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1954
Born May 17
1958
Maricel was 4 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Maricel was 13 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Maricel was 22 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Maricel was 27 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Maricel was 41 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Maricel was 51 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Maricel was 60 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Maricel was 68 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away January 24, age 70
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