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Mary Theresa Sayre
May 27, 1940 – January 22, 2023
Lived 82 years
West Chester, Iowa
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1940
Born May 27
1942
Mary was 2 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Mary was 11 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Mary was 22 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1975
Mary was 35 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1982
Mary was 42 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1991
Mary was 51 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2001
Mary was 61 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Mary was 70 when Instagram was launched
2022
Mary was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away January 22, age 82
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