In loving memory
Sammie Benedict
December 24, 1940 – November 6, 2023
Lived 82 years
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1940
Born December 24
1947
Sammie was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Sammie was 11 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Sammie was 22 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Sammie was 36 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Sammie was 49 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Sammie was 55 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Sammie was 61 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
Sammie was 76 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2022
Sammie was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away November 6, age 82
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