And I Said Let Grief Be A Fallen Leaf At The Dawning Of The Day
Imelda Patricia Skelly
Mrs
August 18, 1944 – August 17, 2021
Lived 76 years
Balgriffin Cemetery · Dublin
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1944
Born August 18
1947
Imelda was 3 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Imelda was 14 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Imelda was 23 when the first Super Bowl was played
1974
Imelda was 30 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1981
Imelda was 37 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Imelda was 53 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Imelda was 57 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Imelda was 71 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Imelda was 76 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away August 17, age 76
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