In loving memory of…
Norma Lydia Garza-Ritchie
August 25, 1940 – October 7, 2014
Lived 74 years
Palm Valley Memorial Gardens · Pharr, Texas
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1940
Born August 25
1947
Norma was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Norma was 11 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1965
Norma was 25 when the Houston Astrodome opened
1971
Norma was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Norma was 49 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Norma was 54 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Norma was 67 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Norma was 70 when Instagram was launched
2014
Passed away October 7, age 74
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Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
Pharr, Texas
Plot: 26.23774° N, 98.19238° W
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