In loving memory
Billy Wayne Wales
September 9, 1937 – October 25, 2011
Lived 74 years
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1937
Born September 9
1939
Billy was 2 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
Billy was 10 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Billy was 14 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Billy was 32 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Billy was 40 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Billy was 45 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Billy was 58 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Billy was 68 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Billy was 73 when Instagram was launched
2011
Passed away October 25, age 74
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