In loving memory
Hazel Whestine Vesey
October 9, 1931 – January 25, 2018
Lived 86 years
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1931
Born October 9
1939
Hazel was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Hazel was 14 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1955
Hazel was 24 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1962
Hazel was 31 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Hazel was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Hazel was 58 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Hazel was 63 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Hazel was 70 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Hazel was 83 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2018
Passed away January 25, age 86
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