In loving memory
Vernon Jerome LaVia
July 15, 1963 – September 17, 2023
Lived 60 years
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1963
Born July 15
1969
Vernon was 6 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1974
Vernon was 11 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1977
Vernon was 14 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1981
Vernon was 18 when MTV began broadcasting
1982
Vernon was 19 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Vernon was 32 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1997
Vernon was 34 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2023
Passed away September 17, age 60
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