In loving memory
Richard Anthony Gancarz
September 11, 1949 – May 17, 2021
Lived 71 years
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1949
Born September 11
1959
Richard was 10 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Richard was 18 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Richard was 22 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Richard was 40 when the Berlin Wall fell
1998
Richard was 49 when Google was founded
2007
Richard was 58 when the first iPhone went on sale
2017
Richard was 68 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Richard was 71 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away May 17, age 71
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