In loving memory
Melba Hensley
March 20, 1944 – January 7, 2007
Lived 62 years
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1944
Born March 20
1947
Melba was 3 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Melba was 11 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1962
Parenthood
1964
Parenthood
1965
Parenthood
1967
Melba was 23 when the first Super Bowl was played
1969
Parenthood
1971
Melba was 27 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1972
Parenthood
1981
Married the love of her life Denmond Hensley
1981
Melba was 37 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Melba was 53 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Melba was 61 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2007
Passed away January 7, age 62
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