In loving memory of Basil Farbanish. A beloved figure of our family, the sweetest father and grandfather. We miss him dearly ❤️

Basil Farbanish

February 7, 1931 – November 9, 2020

Lived 89 years

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1931

Born February 7

1939

Basil was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta

1941

Basil was 10 when the United States entered World War II

1955

Basil was 24 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective

1969

Basil was 38 when the Woodstock music festival opened

1976

Basil was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1981

Basil was 50 when MTV began broadcasting

1991

Basil was 60 when the Soviet Union dissolved

2005

Basil was 74 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2014

Basil was 83 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral

2020

Passed away November 9, age 89

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