In loving memory
Jim Reed
April 16, 1961 – May 14, 2026
Lived 65 years
Sturgis, Michigan
“What good does getting mad get ya?”
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1961
Born April 16
1969
Jim was 8 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1976
Jim was 15 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Jim was 21 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Jim was 37 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Jim was 44 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Jim was 53 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Jim was 61 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away May 14, age 65
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