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Robert Ray Herrington
October 16, 1951 – May 1, 2025
Lived 73 years
St. James · Baton Rouge, La
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1951
Born October 16
1958
Robert was 7 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Robert was 16 when the first Super Bowl was played
1975
Robert was 24 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1983
Robert was 32 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1991
Robert was 40 when Operation Desert Storm began in the Persian Gulf
2007
Robert was 56 when the first iPhone went on sale
2017
Robert was 66 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Robert was 71 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away May 1, age 73
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