Beloved Husband, Amazing Father, and Awesome Papa
James Gary Steele Sr.
July 19, 1947 – January 16, 2023
Lived 75 years
North 40 Cemetery · Pageland, SC
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1947
Born July 19
1949
James was 2 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1957
James was 10 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1967
James was 20 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
James was 24 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
James was 35 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
James was 51 when Google was founded
2004
James was 57 when Facebook was launched
2010
James was 63 when Instagram was launched
2022
James was 75 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away January 16, age 75
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