In loving memory
Michael James Aebel
March 12, 1972 – April 30, 2023
Lived 51 years
Riverton, Il
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1972
Born March 12
1981
Michael was 9 when MTV began broadcasting
1982
Michael was 10 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Michael was 22 when "Friends" premiered
1995
Michael was 23 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Michael was 29 when Apple introduced the iPod
2005
Michael was 33 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2023
Passed away April 30, age 51
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