Thomas John Rueckl
Thomas John Rueckl
January 31, 1941 – February 21, 2021
Lived 80 years
St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery · Luxemburg, WI
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1941
Born January 31
1942
Thomas was 1 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1950
Thomas was 9 when the Korean War began
1969
Thomas was 28 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1974
Thomas was 33 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1981
Thomas was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Thomas was 56 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Thomas was 64 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Thomas was 76 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Thomas was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away February 21, age 80
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