In loving memory of Barbara Griffin.
Barbara Leona Griffin
October 21, 1938 – April 9, 2026
Lived 87 years
St Paul's Cemetary · Monee, IL
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1938
Born October 21
1938
Born
1939
Barbara was 1 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
Barbara was 9 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Barbara was 13 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1961
Married Ted Griffin
1962
Barbara was 24 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1969
Debbie Born
1973
Tom Born
1977
Barbara was 39 when Elvis Presley died
1989
Barbara was 51 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Barbara was 57 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2007
Barbara was 69 when Netflix began streaming movies online
2010
Barbara was 72 when Instagram was launched
2022
Barbara was 84 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2026
Passed away April 9, age 87
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