In loving memory
Sami Lynn Doncheske
January 8, 1957 – March 20, 2026
Lived 69 years
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1957
Born January 8
1959
Sami was 2 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Sami was 10 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Sami was 19 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Sami was 25 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1991
Sami was 34 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2005
Sami was 48 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Sami was 53 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2022
Sami was 65 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away March 20, age 69
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