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NATIONAL
ARBA CONVENTION WINNERS
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Year
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Best of Breed
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Variety
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Best Opposite of Breed
|
Variety
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Location
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1948
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Hugh Bower
|
Black
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Hugh Bower
|
Black
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Atlanta, GA
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1949
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1950
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Jay Magness
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Black
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Jay Magness
|
Black
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Kansas City, KS
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1951
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Don Behnken
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Black
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Aaron Schorf
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Springfield, IL
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1952
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Portland, OR
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1953
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Amarillo, TX
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1954
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York, PA
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1955
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Don Gilbert
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Black
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Frank Muffler
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Black
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Columbus, OH
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1956
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Frank Bares
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Black
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Halendi Viking
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Black
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St. Paul, MN
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1957
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Halendi Viking
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Blue
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Hugh Bowers
|
Black
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Little Rock, AR
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1958
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L&W Rabbitry
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Blue
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Hugh Bowers
|
Black
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Springfield, IL
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1959
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Frank Pandino
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Black
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Mrs. J. Weaver
|
Black
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Syracuse, NY
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1960
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Halendi Viking
|
Black
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Jim Shortland
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Blue
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Ft. Worth, TX
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1961
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Strathmans
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Black
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Frank Becicka
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Louisville, KY
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1962
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Lou Slavens
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Black
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Robert Hill
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Black
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Tampa, FL
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1963
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Ben Gregory
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Black
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Sutton's Rabbitry
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Black
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Sedalia, MO
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1964
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Hugh Bowers
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Black
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John Bueler
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Black
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Springfield, IL
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1965
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Don Lovejoy
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Black
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Pomona, CA
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1966
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Art Miekel
|
Black
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Geroge Long
|
Black
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Louisville, KY
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1967
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T.H. Rabbitry
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Blue
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Art Miekel
|
Black
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Syracuse, NY
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1968
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Dale Wilcox
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Bob Kahler
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Pueblo, CO
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1969
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Karen McDonald
|
Black
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Ricky Haugh
|
Blue
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Calgary, Canada
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1970
|
Y City
|
Black
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Dieter Metzig
|
Black
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Syracuse, NY
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1971*
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Ellsworth Tibbetts
|
Black
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Ford Rabbitry
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Black
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Alburquerque, NM
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1972
|
Ellsworth Tibbetts
|
Black
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Leonard Elsnor
|
Black
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Tacoma, WA
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1973
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Hugh Bowers
|
Black
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Detroit, MI
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1974**
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Ventura, CA
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1975
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Milwaukee, WI
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1976
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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York, PA
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1977
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Jim Lemon
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Black
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Jim Hansard
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Black
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Houston, TX
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1978
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Karen Guse
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Saginaw, WI
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1979
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
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Chocolate
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Tucson, AZ
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1980
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Ellsworth Tibbetts
|
Black
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Milwaukee, WI
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1981
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Syracuse, NY
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1982
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
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Chocolate
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Seattle, WA
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1983*
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Colorado Springs, CO
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1984
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Orlando, FL
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1985
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
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Black
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Houston, TX
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1986**
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
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Blue
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Columbus, OH
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1987
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Sharon Webb
|
Black
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Portland, OR
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1988
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Don Dudley
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Black
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Tex Thomas
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Black
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Madison, WI
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1989
|
Tex Thomas
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Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Tulsa, OK
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Year
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Best of Breed
|
Variety
|
Best Opposite of Breed
|
Variety
|
Location
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1990**
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Scott Helmke
|
Black
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Tampa, FL
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1991
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Pomona, CA
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1992
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Ron Riddle
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Black
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Columbus, OH
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1993
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Robert Fowlkes
|
Black
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Puyallup, WA
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1994
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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John & Gary Grimm
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Black
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Tulsa, OK
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1995
|
Don Dudley
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Black
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Tex Thomas
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Black
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Louisville, KY
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1996*
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Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Peoria, IL
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1997
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Ron Riddle
|
Black
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Terry Fender
|
Black
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Madison, WI
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1998
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Sharon Webb
|
Black
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Portland, OR
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1999
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Ron Riddle
|
Black
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Louisville, KY
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2000
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Columbus, OH
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2001
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Larry & Rita Peralta
|
Black
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San Diego, CA
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2002
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Connie Burant
|
Black
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Peoria, IL
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2003
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Melissa Carlson
|
Blue
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Wichita, KS
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2004
|
Ron Riddle
|
Blue
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
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Providence, RI
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2005
|
Connie Burant
|
Black
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Indianapolis, IN
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2006
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
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Ft. Worth, TX
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2007
|
Tex Thomas
|
Black
|
Ron Riddle
|
Blue
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Grand Rapids, MI
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2008
|
Sharon Webb
|
Black
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Sharon Webb
|
Black
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Louisville, KY
|
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2009
|
Tex Thomas
|
Blue
|
Sharon Webb
|
Black
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San Diego, CA
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2010
|
Robert Newell
|
Black
|
Ron & Judy Riddle
|
Blue
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
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2011
|
Ron
Riddle |
Blue |
Jacques
Laroche |
Black |
Indianapolis, IN
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2012
|
Tex
Thomas |
Black |
Tex
Thomas |
Black |
Wichita KS
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