In loving memory
Zenaida Lopez Mendez
July 26, 1935 – March 23, 2026
Lived 90 years
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery · Orange, CA
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1935
Born July 26
1939
Zenaida was 4 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Zenaida was 7 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1959
Zenaida was 24 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Zenaida was 29 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1971
Zenaida was 36 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Zenaida was 46 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Zenaida was 63 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Zenaida was 70 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Zenaida was 80 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Zenaida was 87 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away March 23, age 90
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