In loving memory
Fred & Sandy Ries
August 23, 1944 – December 12, 2020
Lived 76 years
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1944
Born August 23
1945
Fred was 1 when the Slinky went on sale
1951
Fred was 7 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Fred was 18 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1974
Fred was 30 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1989
Fred was 45 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1991
Fred was 47 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2001
Fred was 57 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Fred was 73 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Passed away December 12, age 76
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