In Loving Memory of Mary
Mary Elizabeth Benson
March 17, 1940 – February 9, 2024
Lived 83 years
Greenhill Cemetery · LARAMIE, WY
“Getting old is for the birds”
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1940
Born March 17
1947
Mary was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Mary was 19 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Mary was 27 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Mary was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Mary was 41 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Mary was 54 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Mary was 65 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Mary was 75 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2023
Mary was 83 when King Charles III was crowned
2024
Passed away February 9, age 83
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