In loving memory
Dr. Bernd Ulrich Schmidt
February 15, 1948 – April 11, 2026
Lived 78 years
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1948
Born February 15
1949
Dr. was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1958
Dr. was 10 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Dr. was 14 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Dr. was 23 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Dr. was 34 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Dr. was 47 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Dr. was 53 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Dr. was 66 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Dr. was 74 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2026
Passed away April 11, age 78
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