‘Trailblazing’ oldest national park ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national prominence as the National Park Service’s oldest ranger and shared her experiences of racial segregation working on the World War II home front, has died. She was 104.

Soskin passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 27 at her home in Richmond, Calif. surrounded by family.

“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave,” her family wrote in a social media post…

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