Linda Garrou
American politician
Linda Garrou (January 17, 1943 – March 19, 2022) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-second Senate district since 1999 until 2012. Her district includes constituents in Forsyth county. An administrator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Garrou was the Co-Chair of the Senate Appropriations/Base Committee, and the Pensions, Retirement and Aging Committee.
Garrou died on March 19, 2022, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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