Rena Zellars
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miss you mamma always
we miss you madly mamma. I think you would be proud at how we are all together working through this thing they call grief. love you AMORE
In loving Memory of Honey
Jovanne Theresa DeNigris (Harvey)
October 18, 1945 – May 23, 2026
Lived 80 years
St Mary Cemetary · Sacramento, CA
"I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that it was all started by a mouse"
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1945
Born October 18
1947
Jovanne was 2 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Jovanne was 10 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1969
Jovanne was 24 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1970
Jovanne was 25 when the first Earth Day was celebrated
1982
Jovanne was 37 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Jovanne was 49 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Jovanne was 62 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Jovanne was 65 when Instagram was launched
2022
Jovanne was 77 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away May 23, age 80
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