Alejandro Guerra and
Maria Higinia Quintanilla Guerra
January 11, 1936 – February 15, 2024
Lived 88 years
Edinburg, Texas
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1936
Born January 11
1939
Maria was 3 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Maria was 9 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
Maria was 15 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1961
Maria was 25 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1976
Maria was 40 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Maria was 46 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Maria was 62 when Google was founded
2004
Maria was 68 when Facebook was launched
2010
Maria was 74 when Instagram was launched
2022
Maria was 86 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away February 15, age 88
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