In loving memory
Ronald Wayne Smith
March 5, 1953 – June 27, 2024
Lived 71 years
Minier, IL
TNFG- Take nothing for granted.
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1953
Born March 5
1959
Ronald was 6 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Ronald was 16 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Ronald was 24 when Elvis Presley died
1989
Ronald was 36 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Ronald was 45 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Ronald was 52 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Ronald was 64 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Ronald was 69 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away June 27, age 71
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