In loving memory
Elmer Franklin Engle
February 8, 1931 – August 29, 2011
Lived 80 years
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1931
Born February 8
1939
Elmer was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1941
Elmer was 10 when the United States entered World War II
1955
Elmer was 24 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1969
Elmer was 38 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1976
Elmer was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Elmer was 50 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Elmer was 63 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Elmer was 74 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Elmer was 79 when Instagram was launched
2011
Passed away August 29, age 80
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