In loving memory
Ben and Gara Anderson
April 22, 1938 – January 5, 1977
Lived 38 years
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1938
Born April 22
1947
Ben was 9 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1954
Ben was 16 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation
1955
Ben was 17 when Disneyland opened
1962
Ben was 24 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1969
Ben was 31 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Passed away January 5, age 38
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