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It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

Christine Gregoire

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Christine Gregoire
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 24
Former Governor Of Washington
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Chris Gregoire
Christine O'Grady Gregoire
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