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By Mary Jo Pitzl | The Republic
Former state lawmaker Carolyn Allen, who seasoned her passion for the arts and the environment with a snappy, direct intensity, died Saturday morning.
The Scottsdale resident, 78, was in hospice care, suffering from complications due to nearly 40 years of living with rheumatoid arthritis.