In loving memory
Russell Hillard Trostad
June 19, 1951 – May 18, 2025
Lived 73 years
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1951
Born June 19
1958
Russell was 7 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Russell was 18 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Russell was 25 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Russell was 31 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Russell was 44 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Russell was 50 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
Russell was 65 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2022
Russell was 71 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away May 18, age 73
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