In loving memory
Laura Mae Skipper
October 30, 1928 – December 18, 2022
Lived 94 years
Goose Creek, South Carolina
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1928
Born October 30
1929
Laura was 1 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1939
Laura was 11 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Laura was 14 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Laura was 23 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Laura was 34 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Laura was 43 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Laura was 54 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Laura was 67 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Laura was 77 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Laura was 88 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2022
Passed away December 18, age 94
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