VETERAN
Richard Allen Cook Sr.
January 5, 1934 – October 15, 2023
Lived 89 years
Emmanuel United Methodist Church · Laurel, Maryland
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1934
Born January 5
1935
Richard was 1 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1942
Richard was 8 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Richard was 24 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Richard was 28 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Richard was 37 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Richard was 47 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Richard was 63 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Richard was 67 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Richard was 80 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Richard was 88 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away October 15, age 89
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