In Loving Memory of
Alta Gladene “GG” Woodside-Swires
March 9, 1947 – October 14, 2024
Lived 77 years
Canadian, TX
I will rejoice for He has made me glad!
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1947
Born March 9
1949
Alta was 2 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1959
Alta was 12 when Barbie made her debut
1961
Alta was 14 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1971
Alta was 24 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Alta was 35 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Alta was 50 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Alta was 58 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Alta was 63 when Instagram was launched
2022
Alta was 75 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away October 14, age 77
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