Honoring the legacy of
Curtis Laverl Giles
May 6, 1940 – September 30, 2014
Lived 74 years
Midway City Cemetery · Midway, Ut
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1940
Born May 6
1940
Born in Center Creek, Utah to Forrest and Viola Giles
1947
Curtis was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1948
Baptized and Confirmed into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1958
Curtis was 18 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1960
Received his Initiatory and Endowment in the Salt Lake Temple
1962
Curtis was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1963
Married Ilene Giles, his high school sweetheart, in the Salt Lake Temple
1977
Curtis was 37 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Curtis was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Curtis was 57 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Curtis was 65 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Curtis was 70 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2014
Passed away September 30, age 74
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