In loving memory
Gene Colon
March 20, 1956 – February 24, 2024
Lived 67 years
Miami Valley Memory Garden · Centerville, Ohio
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1956
Born March 20
1959
Gene was 3 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Gene was 13 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Gene was 20 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Gene was 26 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1991
Gene was 35 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2001
Gene was 45 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Gene was 61 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Gene was 66 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away February 24, age 67
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