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Norman Dean Mier Sr.
September 10, 1935 – September 16, 2025
Lived 90 years
Victory church cemetary · Boyleston, Illinois
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1935
Born September 10
1938
Norman was 3 when Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds" broadcast alarmed listeners
1947
Norman was 12 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Norman was 16 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Norman was 27 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Norman was 36 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Norman was 47 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Norman was 63 when Google was founded
2004
Norman was 69 when Facebook was launched
2017
Norman was 82 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Norman was 87 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away September 16, age 90
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