In loving memory
Ford M. Royer
July 27, 1948 – April 20, 2026
Lived 77 years
Robbinsdale, MN
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1948
Born July 27
1948
Born in Colorado
1949
Ford was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1954
Ford was 6 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation
1966
Graduated High School Hastings
1969
Ford was 21 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1970
Ford was 22 when the first Earth Day was celebrated
1982
Ford was 34 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Ford was 47 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
Ford was 56 when Facebook was launched
2010
Ford was 62 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2022
Ford was 74 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away April 20, age 77
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