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Jack and Violet Dinwiddie

A Centennial Centenarian

Violet Dinwiddie, who was born and raised on a ranch near Laramie, is 100 years old. "I've seen a lot of change in the last 100 years," she says. "It's a different world." Read more. (Jack and Violet Dinwiddie)



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