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Books’ great beginnings

  • PEGGY DILLS KELTER

In 2004 during our weekly visits to the school library, many of the female students in my third-grade class were inclined to check out books about princesses, fairies and cute puppies. Meanwhile, their classmate Thania Torres searched the shelves for books about anatomy. She shared with me every fascinating fact she discovered about the human body. At the ripe old age of 8, Thania was already certain that one day she wanted to be a doctor.

Albertina Quintanilla
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Albertina Quintanilla

Albertina “Tita” Quintanilla, 73, of Hood River, Ore., and Cardenas San Luis Potosi, Mexico, passed away on July 26, 2012, at home with family…