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Brett Gardner and his family — Miller Gardner FILE PHOTO: Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees poses with his family prior to the preview of the CCandy line during the CCandy Fashion Show at the MLB Fan Cave Thursday, August 8, 2013, at Broadway and 4th Street in New York City. His 14-year-old son Miller died unexpectedly while on a family vacation. (Photo by Paige Calamari/MLB via Getty Images) (Paige Calamari/MLB via Getty Images)

Betty Reid Soskin — Betty Reid Soskin RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 15: Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, speaks during a news conference announcing her retirement at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park on April 15, 2022 in Richmond, California. Soskin died on Dec. 21 at the age of 104. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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