In loving memory
James Louis Ellett
November 21, 1938 – August 29, 2025
Lived 86 years
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1938
Born November 21
1939
James was 1 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
James was 7 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
James was 13 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1963
James was 25 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
James was 33 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
James was 44 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
James was 57 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
James was 66 when Facebook was launched
2017
James was 79 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
James was 84 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away August 29, age 86
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