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Patty Murto was a wit, and liked being known as the Dragon Lady. She wore this T-shirt on a night she addressed the Cloquet City Council a few years ago. Wrapped around a dragon, the text read: "Assuming I'm just an old lady is your first mistake." As Pete Radosevich notes: "As Patty slowed down, I started to realize the immense impact she had on the lives of many people in our area. I can't count the calls I've had where people tell me the same stories about Patty - how she helped them; how she advocated for them; how she was tough; how she was persistent. How she took little credit for the results she got. And how grateful these people are for having had Patty Murto in their lives."