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Laura Delilah Burg

Laura Delilah Burg

Shera and Eric Burg of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Laura Delilah Burg, at 8:47 a.m. on March 29, 2016. She weighed 8 pounds, 1.5 ounces and measured 19 inches. Her grandparents are M.G. and Margaret Vasquez of Victoria, Texas and Thomas and Pamela Burg of Kenai.

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