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Portrait of Helen McManus
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Helen McManus

January 27, 1913 – March 29, 2008
Lived 95 years
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1913
Born January 27
1913
Helen Ford is born in Texas
1914
Helen was 1 when World War I began in Europe
1926
Growing up in Palo Alto with her father and sisters Vivian and Frances
1928
Helen was 15 when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
1933
Meets Mac McManus and courts during the early depression years
1935
Married Mac McManus in 1935
1935
Helen was 22 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1936
Starts a family with birth of son Mac Jr.
1938
SF Photography club
1942
Helen was 29 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1945
Welcomed daughter Kathleen
1948
Family and Photography
1955
Helen was 42 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1967
Helen was 54 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Helen was 58 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Helen was 68 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Helen was 84 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Helen was 91 when Facebook was launched
2008
Passed away March 29, age 95
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Helen Hall 91w

Happy Birthday Mama!

I love you and miss you everyday! Love, Kathy

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