Betty Reid Soskin, 'trailblazing' oldest national park ranger, dies at 104
- Posted on December 23, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Betty Reid Soskin, 'trailblazing' oldest national park ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service's oldest ranger, died Sunday. As a ranger, she shed light on the painful reality of working on the WWII home front as a Black woman.