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The Austin community and greater West Side have lost a bold activist and community advocate in Bertha Purnell, who died Jan. 18 at age 64 from cardiac arrest. Purnell is survived by her daughter Theandelia and her sons, Marcus Purnell and Terry Lee. Purnell was an Austin resident and went to school to be a […]
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