In loving memory
Shirley LaRein Keyes
April 23, 1937 – June 3, 2024
Lived 87 years
Des Moines, Washington
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1937
Born April 23
1939
Shirley was 2 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Shirley was 8 when World War II ended
1951
Shirley was 14 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Shirley was 25 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1971
Shirley was 34 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Shirley was 44 when MTV began broadcasting
1991
Shirley was 54 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2005
Shirley was 68 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Shirley was 77 when the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII
2022
Shirley was 85 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away June 3, age 87
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