In loving memory
Betty Lou Whitaker
February 23, 1941 – August 31, 2024
Lived 83 years
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1941
Born February 23
1947
Betty was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Betty was 17 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1964
Betty was 23 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1976
Betty was 35 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Betty was 41 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Betty was 53 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Betty was 66 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Betty was 69 when Instagram was launched
2022
Betty was 81 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away August 31, age 83
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