In loving memory
Joyce Cardoza Abbott
March 31, 1943 – October 16, 2023
Lived 80 years
Richmond, VA
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1943
Born March 31
1949
Joyce was 6 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1959
Joyce was 16 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Joyce was 19 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Joyce was 28 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Joyce was 39 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Joyce was 54 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Joyce was 58 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Joyce was 72 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Joyce was 79 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away October 16, age 80
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