In loving memory
Joanie Caraher Kirk
May 20, 1940
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1940
Born May 20
1947
Joanie was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Joanie was 18 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Joanie was 23 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1976
Joanie was 36 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Joanie was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Joanie was 57 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Joanie was 64 when Facebook was launched
2010
Joanie was 70 when Instagram was launched
2022
Joanie was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
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