In loving memory
James C. Gorman
April 16, 1924 – September 21, 2023
Lived 99 years
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1924
Born April 16
1929
James was 5 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1935
James was 11 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1947
James was 23 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
James was 34 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1964
James was 40 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1977
James was 53 when Elvis Presley died
1989
James was 65 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
James was 70 when "Friends" premiered
2004
James was 80 when Facebook was launched
2010
James was 86 when Instagram was launched
2023
Passed away September 21, age 99
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