In loving memory
Tommy Ray Carter
March 7, 1946 – July 25, 2026
Lived 80 years
Medina, TN
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1946
Born March 7
1947
Tommy was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1957
Tommy was 11 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1962
Tommy was 16 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Tommy was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Tommy was 36 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Tommy was 48 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Tommy was 58 when Facebook was launched
2017
Tommy was 71 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Tommy was 76 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away July 25, age 80
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