In loving memory
Marvin Eugene Smith, Jr
January 20, 1945 – April 1, 2016
Lived 71 years
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1945
Born January 20
1947
Marvin was 2 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Marvin was 14 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Marvin was 24 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Marvin was 31 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Marvin was 37 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Marvin was 52 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Marvin was 60 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Marvin was 69 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2016
Passed away April 1, age 71
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