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Lawrence banker Ross Beach named Kansan of the Year
Ross Beach, 83, chairman of Douglas County Bank, was named Kansan of the Year by Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas. Honorees include former Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. Beach founded Douglas County Bank in 1964 and remains active in Kansas civic life with the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum and Beach Center on Disabilities.
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