Guest column: Peggy Seessel was a ‘mighty force for good’ in Memphis
Guest Columnist
Erin Harris
Erin Harris is founder of Carpenter Art Garden and was the organization’s executive director through 2018.
If Peggy was on your team, you could count on her to put her heart and soul into everything she did on your behalf.
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