To the smile that we miss
Gerald Robert Fortes
December 4, 1945 – June 26, 2020
Lived 74 years
Holy cross catholic cemetery · Colma, CA
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1945
Born December 4
1947
Gerald was 2 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Gerald was 14 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Gerald was 24 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1977
Gerald was 32 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1989
Gerald was 44 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
Gerald was 46 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2001
Gerald was 56 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Gerald was 70 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Passed away June 26, age 74
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