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Former National Park Service ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies

America’s oldest National Park Service ranger ever, who shared her own stories of life during WWII, dies

Betty Reid Soskin, who was the National Park Service’s oldest active ranger when she retired at age 100, has died. She was 104.

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Betty Reid Soskin, once nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104

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Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

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Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died.

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‘Her cause of death was living’: East Bay park ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 104

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Oldest National Park Service ranger has died at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.

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Former National Park Service ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 104

RICHMOND, Calif. - Betty Reid Soskin, the Bay Area icon who retired two years ago as the oldest active national park ranger and who celebrated her 104th birthday in September, has died. Soskin’s daughter announced on Facebook on Sunday afternoon that the woman died that morning at her home in Richmond.