Lona T.
ABT 1913 - 12 Sep 1984
diedTempe, Arizona, USA
bornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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BiographyFormer professional dancer and vaudeville entertainer.Moved to Arizona in 1967. Regularly attended City Council meetings. Ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Tempe in 1980. She was an active volunteer at All Saints Newman Center and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Every year she sponsored a
spaghetti dinner or talent show to raise money for the burn unit at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. She died penniless at age 71 after being hit by a car outside her home. Over 200 people,
including Mayor Harry Mitchell, and the Tempe Police and Fire chiefs, took part in her funeral services.
Lived at 412 W. University Drive.
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Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
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