A Life Well Lived

Gene Barber

August 20, 1951 – January 15, 2025

Lived 73 years

Hammonton, NJ

“Don’t talk about yourself. Wrestle so they talk about you.”

Life story

Athlete, Husband, Father, Coach, Mentor

Lifetime

The world Gene knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1951

Born August 20

1958

Gene was 7 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country

1969

Gene was 18 when "Sesame Street" debuted

1976

Gene was 25 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1982

Gene was 31 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1998

Gene was 47 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America

2005

Gene was 54 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2010

Gene was 59 when Instagram was launched

2014

FTD Diagnoses

2022

Gene was 71 when ChatGPT was released to the public

2025

Passed away January 15, age 73

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