In Loving Memory Of
Shirley Jean Whitley
September 20, 1944 – December 15, 2022
Lived 78 years
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1944
Born September 20
1945
Shirley was 1 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1959
Shirley was 15 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Shirley was 25 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1977
Shirley was 33 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1981
Shirley was 37 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Shirley was 50 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Shirley was 61 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Shirley was 66 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2020
Shirley was 76 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away December 15, age 78
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