In loving memory
Maria Mendes Goncalves
July 24, 1936 – August 24, 2021
Lived 85 years
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1936
Born July 24
1939
Maria was 3 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1942
Maria was 6 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Maria was 22 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Maria was 31 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Maria was 35 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Maria was 46 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Maria was 59 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Maria was 65 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Maria was 79 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Maria was 84 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away August 24, age 85
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