Mesa man's decade of quiet kindness: newspaper delivery and beyond
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Barry Roth, 79, has spent nearly 10 years delivering newspaper sections to neighbors each morning and thousands of hours volunteering across the Phoenix Valley since retiring in 2012, installing grab bars and smoke detectors for seniors and supporting local organizations, continuing despite a recent Parkinson's diagnosis.
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