In loving memory
Joan Mary Lance
August 31, 1934 – February 7, 2022
Lived 87 years
Chicago, Illinois
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1934
Born August 31
1939
Joan was 5 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Joan was 8 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1954
Joan was 20 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation
1967
Joan was 33 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Joan was 37 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Joan was 48 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Joan was 63 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Joan was 67 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Joan was 81 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Joan was 86 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away February 7, age 87
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