In loving memory of Zhirair Tifekchian
Zhirair Tifekchian
February 20, 1945 – October 12, 2022
Lived 77 years
Portland, Oregon
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1945
Born February 20
1947
Zhirair was 2 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Zhirair was 6 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Zhirair was 24 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Zhirair was 31 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Zhirair was 36 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Zhirair was 50 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Zhirair was 60 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Zhirair was 69 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2021
Zhirair was 76 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away October 12, age 77
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