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Woodstock Man, 91, Fulfills Unusual Bucket List Dream

Over the years, Walter Thomas collected antique cars and enjoyed repairing them. The 91-year-old Woodstock father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather owned four separate gasoline stations in Woodstock over the […]

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