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Activist and advocate for victims of asbestos exposure for many years. She was one of the first residents in Libby to begin to raise awareness about the issue and helped the story gain national attention in 1999. Both her parents died from exposure to asbestos. She and her husband both have the disease. Thirty members of her extended family have been affected.

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W.R. Grace Acquitted in Libby, Montana Asbestos Case

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