In loving memory
John David Ford
March 29, 1932 – October 30, 2020
Lived 88 years
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1932
Born March 29
1939
John was 7 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
John was 15 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1957
John was 25 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1964
John was 32 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1977
John was 45 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
John was 50 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
John was 66 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2007
John was 75 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
John was 78 when Instagram was launched
2020
Passed away October 30, age 88
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