Article 6KT55 ‘You see one, you want to see them all’: 105-year-old excited for his 13th solar eclipse

‘You see one, you want to see them all’: 105-year-old excited for his 13th solar eclipse

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Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Laverne Biser has traveled the world to witness the phenomenon - and what might be his final one will pass directly over his Texas house

Laverne Biser has traveled to several US states as well as a handful of foreign countries to gaze at and fawn over a dozen solar eclipses. But for what the 105-year-old retired engineer realizes may be his final one on 8 April, he won't have to go far.

The total eclipse is expected to pass over his home in Fort Worth, Texas. And he has plans to soak in the occasion - what stands to be his 13th solar eclipse - with his daughter and granddaughter in nearby Plano.

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