Mi abuelito Rafael.
Rafael B. Gallardo
February 20, 1930 – July 24, 2023
Lived 93 years
Santa Cruz, California
Dios lo tenga en su Santa Gloria
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1930
Born February 20
1939
Rafael was 9 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Rafael was 15 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1955
Rafael was 25 when Disneyland opened
1969
Rafael was 39 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Rafael was 46 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Rafael was 51 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Rafael was 68 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Rafael was 74 when Facebook was launched
2017
Rafael was 87 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Rafael was 92 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away July 24, age 93
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