'The Purple Lady' led a colorful, productive life advocating for Chattanooga arts, animals, education, children

Sonia Young, better known as "The Purple Lady," was a colorful fixture in Chattanooga and an advocate for animals, the arts, education, children and so much more. She died Thursday and is remembered as a passionate advocate for the city she loved.

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