In loving memory
Ray & Norene Gorder
July 26, 1935 – September 12, 2026
Lived 91 years
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1935
Born July 26
1939
Ray was 4 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Ray was 7 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Ray was 16 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1964
Ray was 29 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1970
Ray was 35 when the first Earth Day was celebrated
1982
Ray was 47 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Ray was 63 when Google was founded
2001
Ray was 66 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
Ray was 81 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2022
Ray was 87 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2026
Passed away September 12, age 91
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