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🌱 Patch AM: Birmingham mourns the passing of accomplished media professional Lisa Barbara Rau

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  • Birmingham mourns the passing of accomplished media professional Lisa Barbara Rau

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📰 News we're reading

• Lisa B Rau (komc.com) — Birmingham residents are remembering Lisa Barbara Rau, born and raised here and a Birmingham Seaholm graduate, who went on to a nationally recognized career in television and entertainment publicity. She died December 11 in Missouri at 64, leaving a legacy of creative storytelling, deep community ties in the Ozarks and Harbor Springs, and a wide circle of family and friends who cherished her energy and generosity.
   

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