In loving memory of

Basilisa “Nanay” Goyena

December 15, 1939 – April 16, 2023

Lived 83 years

"If LOVE could have saved you, you would have lived FOREVER"

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1939

Born December 15

1947

Basilisa was 8 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier

1951

Basilisa was 12 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS

1964

Basilisa was 25 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act

1976

Basilisa was 37 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1989

Basilisa was 50 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series

1997

Basilisa was 58 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2001

Basilisa was 62 when Apple introduced the iPod

2017

Basilisa was 78 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon

2022

Basilisa was 83 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne

2023

Passed away April 16, age 83

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