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  • The West
January 20, 2004

Thank you, Joan Kroc

by Robert Docter –  It’s going to take a lot more than a couple of words

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January 20, 2004

She forced us to dream big

by Linda Bond, Commissioner –  It was the Martin Luther King Jr

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THE GIFT OF TRUST

by Carol Seiler, Major –  Families enjoy the pool at the Kroc Center

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January 20, 2004

Joan Kroc 1928-2003

Joan Kroc 1928-2003 Joan Kroc emerged from modest beginnings to become a leading

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When I first heard the news

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San Diego honors generous spirit of Joan Kroc

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THE MODEL: THE KROC CENTER NOW

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