A civil rights activist and dedicated teacher; Patricia Allen, who taught in St. Paul, made her Lexington-Hamline neighborhood "a safer place to live.".(NEWS)(Obituary) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: July 17, 2008| Author: Cohen, Ben | COPYRIGHT 2008 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: BEN COHEN; STAFF WRITER

Patricia Allen of Eagan, a dedicated teacher who gave time and money to help her students at the Bruce Vento Elementary School in St. Paul, died of suspected cardiopulmonary failure on July 5 in Minneapolis.

The longtime St. Paul resident was 64.

She grew up in Cocoa, Fla., and after high school, she attended college and helped teach with the Head Start program.

In the South, she was active in the Student ...