Western State Banks hosts community at retirement party for First Insurance of Leoti's Dan and Linda Duphorne

Linda and Dan Duphorne's long years of service in the community with First insurance of Leoti were celebrated at a retirement party for them at Western State Bank. Photos courtesy Simone Elder
Linda and Dan Duphorne's long years of service in the community with First insurance of Leoti were celebrated at a retirement party for them at Western State Bank. Photos courtesy Simone Elder

Some choices have reverberations throughout the community for years, sometimes decades. Frank Whitham's decision in August, 1991, to hire Dan Duphorne as an agent for First Insurance of Leoti was one of those.

Duphorne began his career in the insurance business in 1973, working for various companies and traveling a lot in those years.

Married to Linda on April 10, 1970, the couple lived in Dodge Cit…